Custom Video pages

[jpoling]

I think I already know the answer to this question but thought I would ask it instead because if it doesn't exist it may be a nice addition.

I would really like to use video in the media box, but I would like to customize the video for different pages.

Say for instance if you go to the "about" page there could be a video introduction of myself.

Then if you click to "books" there could be a video book review...etc.

[kingdomgeek]

On each post or page, you can add a custom field to the post (using the Custom Fields options down below the editing box); use key of "video" and your video code as the value.

|- Key ----- Value -|
custom ----- custom HTML code
image ------ URL to image
video ------ video code
thumb ----- URL to thumbnail

The specific keys used are definable via the Thesis Options page.

[designerhead2]

Hey Guys,

EEK: I have tried this, but I've got some issues! The youtube video is showing to thumbnail size as I indicated. But I can't get it to align right, and I can't get the text to wrap around. It will show up as on the right in the editor, but it will not save the changes and so I keep getting left align on the back end. (I've read the styling images tutorial, but it's not working for video placement).

Please check it out:

http:/www.wifeboat.com/?p=61

Here's how I named the values:

custom----HTML Code
image----http://www.youtube.com/v/EhdoSp9tkWo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color 2=0x6b8ab6&border
thumb----URL to thumbnail
video----<object width=\"425\" height=\"349\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/EhdoSp9tkWo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color 2=0x6b8ab6&border

I also tried a plugin called Ararchy, but some of the menu items we're showing up in the editor, and it would not play. I have disabled this now.

[designerhead2]

Here's the correct url to my blog page with the video issues,

WifeBoat: Help for Women in Crisis — Safety.Community.Direction

[kingdomgeek]

The video in the link you gave seems to be aligned to the right just fine. Is there something else you were expecting?

[designerhead2]

Thanks for replying to my question. I want the text to wrap around the video, similar to the way it can wrap around a regular image. The tutorial for images shows how to do this, but it doesn't seem to be working for me on videos. I don't care for all the white space to the side, so the wrap would look better to me.

Any ideas? Is there a custom css to use, and/or in the custom field, is there something better to use?

Thanks for your time!

[uk_buddy]

To designerhead,

I know this is off-topic and I apologise. But I can't get an answer to my original post 'How do I customise the side bar?'

How do you customise your sidebar on your web site?

Many thanks,

uk_buddy