How can I remove video play button and controls?

Store Design

Topic summary

Goal: remove the play button and player controls from a store’s video (e.g., homepage video).

Key points:

  • Helpers noted the ability to remove these elements depends on how the video is rendered (theme implementation, embed vs. native video).
  • They requested the store URL, password if protected, and a screenshot to diagnose and propose a solution.

Update:

  • A later participant revived the thread with a Shopify preview URL and asked for help removing the play button and controls on the homepage video, hoping for a solution useful to others.

Context:

  • “Controls” refers to the video player UI (e.g., play/pause, timeline, volume). No code snippets or images were provided; a screenshot was requested.

Status:

  • No fix or code solution has been posted. Next steps depend on reviewing the provided URL and implementation details. The discussion remains open and unresolved.
Summarized with AI on January 18. AI used: gpt-5.
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Hi, I’m having a hard time removing the features mentioned in the subject line. Is there a way to remove them?

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Hi @ITGIRLJEWELRY

You can remove the pay button and controls button depending on how you are rendering the video. Please provide your website and specify the video you want to be edited. Thank you

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@ITGIRLJEWELRY

Please share your store URL!

Thanks!

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Hello @ITGIRLJEWELRY

Please provide your store URL and, if it is password protected, please share the password so I can review it and provide a solution.

Also, provide a screenshot that helps me to understand your query.

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Hello, seems this thread got inactive. I have this same issue - here is my URL https://48h9aicfl54wiro7-26499285045.shopifypreview.com . Can you guys help me to remove the play button and controls from my homepage video.. hopefully will help other in the community facing this exact issue.

Thanks in advance! @oscprofessional @dmwwebartisan @made4Uo