How To Add a YouTube Video to Your WebSite using iDesktop.tv Custom Players

When we originally launched iDesktop.tv we had many users suggesting we create Custom Players to allow users to embed videos from YouTube using the iDesktop.tv player.

Embedding Videos has become increasingly more popular on websites as the whole process to embed videos is a whole lot easier. Users can now grab embed code from websites and add it to their website code. The embedded video then appears in the website, steaming the videos from a hosting server.

With iDesktop.tv you can now create Custom Players that embed right into your websites. After you have chosen how your player looks in our step guide we then provide you with the embed code for you to embed your video.

The great advantage of using iDesktop.tv to embed YouTube videos is that you can change which videos are shown or how the player looks without re-embedding your code again. When you make any changes to your custom players and hit save, the player dynamically updates in your website.

With iDesktop.tv you can embed videos from YouTube video channels, results of a video search, favorite videos, YouTube video categories and video playlists.

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to create Custom Players and embed them into your website.

1. Click on “Custom Players” found in the top menu

2. This is the window where your Custom Players are stored. To get started click “Create a new player”

3. Through this wizard you will be able to create and customize your player to your exact needs. In this first window you will need to choose exactly where you want your videos used in the player, to come from. When you have chosen your video source, hit Next

4. You will now need to create a name for your player and choose your player and playlist type. Hit Next

5. In this window you can customize exactly how the player looks and feels. (Please note depending on which player type you chose this window will look different). When you are finished here hit Next

6. The next screen is where you specify what your playlist in the player looks like. Change the settings to your needs and click Next

7. If you are on a Business Plan you can add advertising to your video here. You can choose from pre, mid and post roll adverts

8. Click Preview to see your Custom Player

9. A new tab will open that will show the Custom Player you have created. If you need to edit this Custom Player further repeat steps 3 – 8 until you are happy with your player

10. Click “Save and get code”

11. This window will give you the Embed Video Code. Copy and paste this code and embed it into your website. Any changes to your player through iDesktop.tv will dynamically change your player in the website

12. You will now find your Custom Player in the Custom Player Window (Step 1). From here you can edit your Custom Player, duplicate it, preview it or generate the embed code again

For a step by step guide on how to embed video into 3rd Party Platforms see our Embed Video into 3rd Party Guide.