Insert a YouTube video on a rich text page

In some courses, you can embed a YouTube video in a rich text content page in the course. Embedding the YouTube video keeps students working in your course instead of linking out to the website.

  1. Copy the URL from the YouTube video.
  2. Open the content editor for a rich text content page.
    • If the content page already exists, select more 3-dot menu for the course menu item, then select Edit.
    • If the content page doesn’t exist, select Manage Course, Edit Course Menu, then Add page. Enter a name for the page.
  3. For Content type, use Rich text as the default.
  4. Below the content editor toolbar, place your cursor where you want to add the video, select Insert then the insert media icon Media.
  5. With General active, paste the YouTube URL as the source.

    The default height and width is 400 x 200 pixels.

  6. Select Save.

    If you were inserting the video as you were adding a new content page, select Add.

  7. To test the YouTube video on the content page, open the content page and select the play button.

    youtube preview

  1. Copy the embed link for the YouTube video.
    1. From the video in YouTube, select Share.
    2. Select Embed.

      Sample embed code looks like this:

      <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/td2LkwVrH4A" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

    3. Select Show player controls and choose Copy.
  2. Open the content editor for a rich text content page.
    • If the content page already exists, select the course menu item to open it then select Edit.
    • If the content page doesn’t exist, select Manage Course, Edit Course Menu, then Add page. Enter a name for the page.
  3. For Content type, use Rich text as the default.
  4. Below the content editor toolbar, place your cursor where you want to add the video, select Insert then the insert media icon Media.
  5. Select Embed, paste in your code.
  6. Select Save.
  7. To test the YouTube video on the content page, open the content page and select the play button.

    youtube preview