Support for video embed previews in feed?
I've been playing around with the excellent Reference template and having a lot of fun customizing it. While the blog feed is great for tagged images, I'm having a little bit of trouble getting video in the mix.
I'm wondering if there's any way to get video embed thumbnails to display in the blog feed similar to image files?
Right now they are treated as text posts since they are .md files with a Vimeo URL in them and some info in the file name (date, tags, etc).
Ideally a mini version of the embedded player would show in the feed, similar to other templates. I'd be happy with a static thumbnail though, the .post.no-thumbnail style is a little jarring in a sea of image thumbnails.
Thx! ♥
Jonathan
Got it – this makes perfect sense. The first step will be: get the image poster for a video embed and use it as a backup thumbnail. Those thumbnails will then appear on the reference template. I will make this happen and follow up here when it's ready. Eventually, I'll look into adding 'moving thumbnails'
Answered 2 years ago · Edit answerThis is now implemented! Please check your site – you'll see thumbnails for those video posts
Answered 2 years ago · Edit answerOh wow amazing! This is exactly how I imagined it working - thank you so much.
Answered 2 years ago · Edit answer