How can I make a video on my website play automatically?

Store Design

Topic summary

A user wants to implement autoplay functionality for a video on their website homepage.

Solution Provided:

  • For YouTube-hosted videos, use the embed code available in Google’s Help Center to enable autoplay on page load.

Important Considerations:

  • Autoplaying videos can significantly impact site performance by consuming large amounts of bandwidth.
  • May create accessibility concerns for some users.
  • While the aesthetic choice is valid, it’s generally not recommended for homepage implementation due to these potential drawbacks.

The discussion remains open regarding whether the user will proceed with autoplay despite the performance and accessibility warnings.

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Hey!

Wondering if there is any way for a video that I put on my website to start automatically when someone enters the website (not having to press the play button).

Thanks!!

website: https://theroundcloud.myshopify.com/

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Hey @TheRoundCloud

Thank you for the store link! You can absolutely have a video autoplay on page loading, and if the video is hosted on Youtube you can find the embed code to make that happen in Google’s Help Center: Embed videos.

I fully understand the aesthetic experience you are trying to build for your website and why you want to have this video autoplay for customers. It’s important to note that autoplaying videos can be a huge bandwidth suck, slowing down site performance or affecting users with accessibility concerns. From that side of things, I personally don’t recommend having an autoplaying video on your website, or at least not on the homepage. The choice is absolutely yours to make of course!

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