Add Your First Video & Configure External Video Sources

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Go to MediaHaven → Videos → Add New.

You’ll see a video editor with several sections:

Title — the video title that appears on your gallery cards and single video pages. Write something descriptive for SEO.

Description — the video description or excerpt. Displayed below the title on the gallery card (can be toggled off) and on the single video detail page.

Video Source Settings — this is where you tell MediaHaven where your video lives. Click the source dropdown and choose from:

Source TypeWhat It Is
YouTubeA single YouTube video (paste the video ID)
Ex: GzWzo0AXmTg

Just Video ID from YouTube URL –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzWzo0AXmTg
VimeoA single Vimeo video ID from URL
Ex: 1066526515

Just Video ID from TikTok URL –
https://vimeo.com/1066526515
TikTokA TikTok video ID from URL
Ex: 7561586610492558647

Just Video ID from TikTok full URL – https://www.tiktok.com/@microsoft/video/7561586610492558647
FacebookA Facebook video ID from URL
Ex: 8694106924030928

Full URL format –
https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=8694106924030928
InstagramAn Instagram video URL
Ex: DFvATvSAwTD

Full URL format –
https://www.instagram.com/p/DFvATvSAwTD/embed
LinkedInA LinkedIn video ID from URL
Ex: 7310440559813238785

Just Video ID from LinkedIn full URL –
https://www.linkedin.com/embed/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost:7310440559813238785?compact=1
TwitchA Twitch video ID from URL
Ex: 2413168507

Full URL format –
https://player.twitch.tv/?autoplay=false&parent=demo.mediahaven.io&video=2413168507
WistiaA Wistia video ID from URL
Ex: eozcd9l624

Full URL format –
https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/eozcd9l624
DailymotionA Dailymotion video ID from URL
Ex: x9prt02

Full URL format –
https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x9prt02
RumbleA Rumble video ID from URL
Ex: v6p098w

Full URL format –
https://rumble.com/embed/v6p098w
HLSA self-hosted HLS M3U8 stream URL
Ex: https://example.com/stream.m3u8
Self-hostedAn uploaded MP4 or video file URL

Thumbnail / Poster Image — upload a custom thumbnail. For YouTube videos, MediaHaven can pull the YouTube thumbnail automatically. For other sources, upload your own image. Thumbnails are lazy-loaded and optimized automatically.

Categories and Tags — assign your video to one or more categories and tags. This is important for organizing large libraries and enabling filtered browsing.

Subtitles — upload a VTT or SRT subtitle file if your video has captions. Assign a language label (e.g., “English”, “Bengali”). Multiple subtitle tracks per video are supported.

Publish — once you’ve filled in the details, click Publish in the top right.

Repeat for each video you want in your library. There’s no limit on the number of videos you can add.