How do i make my video autoplay homepage youtube dawn theme

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Topic summary

A user seeks to enable video autoplay on their homepage using the Dawn theme with a YouTube link embed, but previous attempts with various code solutions have failed.

Proposed Solutions:

Two responders provided similar approaches:

  • Access theme code: Navigate to Online Stores > Themes > Edit code
  • Modify theme.liquid file: Locate the theme.liquid file under Layout
  • Insert JavaScript: Add autoplay code above the </head> tag or at the bottom of the file
  • Target specific video: Use document.querySelector('#my-video-id') and add an ID attribute to the video element if applying to only one video

Current Status:

The original poster asked a follow-up question about whether additional changes are needed, but the text appears corrupted/reversed, making the exact question unclear. The discussion remains open with the user seeking clarification on implementation.

Summarized with AI on November 11. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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I want my video to autoplay on people loading the site i have tried a lot of code and none have worked it is a youtube link and dawn theme

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This is Noah from PageFly - Shopify Page Builder App

To make the video autoplay, you can do the following:

Step 1: Online Stores > Themes > Edit code

Step 2: Choose file theme.liquid
Step 3: Add code above the tag

To apply to only 1 video, you need to add an id surrounding that video. Then use this code instead: document.querySelector(‘#myId video’);

Hope my solution will help you resolve the issue.

Best regards,

Noah | PageFly

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Hi @d1dotzz ,

  1. In your Shopify Admin go to online store > themes > actions > edit code
  2. Find Layout > theme.liquid and paste this at the bottom of the file:
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Do i have to change anything?