Embed video on homepage

  • nick95

    (@nick95)


    1 year, 1 month ago

    Hi! I am using the free version of Sydney. I have the default image slider set up for my homepage. Is there a simple way to embed a video (Youtube or Vimeo) in the center of the page? I don’t need the image slider. If I can add an image to the background that would be great, but a black background is fine.

    I tried editing the homepage in my Pages and adding the embed code. I can see the video in the page editor, but when I hit publish it is not shown. Thank you!

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  • Kharis Sulistiyono

    (@kharisblank)

    1 year, 1 month ago

    Hi @nick95,

    You can add a video to your site’s hero section by following these steps:

    1. Navigate to Appearance > Customize > Hero Area
    2. Under Hero Type, select the Video option
    3. In the Header Media section, paste your YouTube video URL

    Hope this reply helps.

    Let me know if you need any assistance with this.

    Thread Starter nick95

    (@nick95)

    1 year, 1 month ago

    Thank you, that worked. I had to update the Sydney theme to see the new Hero option.

    But after the update, I noticed my custom font is no longer displayed on the site main menu. I was using a plugin called Custom Fonts by Brainstorm Force. Where is the main menu font set? I tried going through the Appearance > Customize > Typography settings but none effect the menu font. I am stuck with a small default font, probably Raleway. I am not sure what the update did. The rest of the site still looks normal.

    Kharis Sulistiyono

    (@kharisblank)

    1 year, 1 month ago

    Hi @nick95,

    Glad to hear that worked for you!

    I am not sure what the update did. The rest of the site still looks normal.

    I apologize for the inconvenience you’re experiencing. To help investigate this issue thoroughly, I’d like to reproduce it on my test site. Could you please share which version of Sydney you were using before the update?

    This information will help me identify the root cause more effectively.

    Thread Starter nick95

    (@nick95)

    1 year, 1 month ago

    Hi Kharis, I am unsure what version I was using. It was likely at least 6 months old because I had auto updates turned off. I was concerned something might break. Everything looks good now, my only concern is the menu font.

    Where do you normally set the header menu font (family and size)? Maybe I had something written in custom CSS and it got removed in the update.

    Thanks for your help. I’m sorry I’m not more knowledgeable, I just use WordPress for my personal website.

    Kharis Sulistiyono

    (@kharisblank)

    1 year ago

    @nick95,

    Thanks for getting back!

    Everything looks good now, my only concern is the menu font.

    Great!

    You can manage font styling for main menu with this CSS code:

    .shfb.shfb-header .main-navigation a {
        font-size: 30px;
        font-family: Georgia, serif;
    }

    Add it to your site’s Additional CSS under the Customize menu.

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