Video

You can add a heading and subheading for the video. Add your main heading to the 'Heading' field and your subheading to the 'subheading' field. Choose the size of your heading(s), from small (S), medium (M) or large (L). When you preview your page, you can see how the size you chose looks.

Next to 'Video source', select the source for the video you want to add.

If you are using a video from YouTube or Vimeo, copy and paste the URL website address to the video in the 'Video' field.

You can also upload your own MP4 video file from your Media library by selecting the '+' icon next to the 'Video' field. From here, choose the folder that contains the video you'd like to add and select the video.

In the 'Image' section, upload an image from your Media library to use as a thumbnail for the video. Do this by selecting the '+' icon next to the 'Image' field. From here, choose the folder that contains the image you'd like to add and select the image.

the thumbnail image will appear on the page where the video is placed and users will select the thumbnail to play the video.

With the Video component, you have the option to add a caption and a light window title or footer.

A 'Video caption' will appear overlaid on the video thumbnail on the web page. If you'd like to add an overlaid thumbnail caption, add it in the 'Video caption' field.

A 'Light window title' will appear above the video when a user views it. If you'd like to give your video a title that users can only view when they open and play the video, add it in the 'Light window title' field.

A 'Light window footer' will appear below the video when a user plays it. If you'd like to provide information or context for the video that users will have to open and play the video to view, add it in the 'Light window footer' field.

The light window allows users to click on the video to open a larger window to view it on the web page. If you would like to disable the light window for your video, turn on the 'Disable light window' toggle. When the light window is disabled, users can only view the video directly on the web page as it appears there.

In the 'Image style' setting, you can choose which shape you want the video thumbnail image to be.

If you select 'Original', then your thumbnail image will appear with its original ratios on the page.

You can also select one of the ratio options. The first number in each ratio represents the width while the second number represents the height. For example, a 2:1 image would be twice as wide as it is high.

If your image is cropped oddly or doesn't look the way you want it to after adjusting the image style, you may need to change its focal point so that it crops properly when changing the image ratio. Learn how to change the focal point of an image in the 'Media' tab in the Govstack main menu.

After you select an image style in the 'Image style' settings, your thumbnail image will automatically be cropped to match your selection. However, you may prefer to have your image retain its original ratios while still having a different ratio display. To do this, turn on the 'Box pad' toggle to add padding around the image to match the image style you have selected.

You can add animation to the component by selecting the 'Animate' toggle. Once the 'Animate' toggle is selected, you'll have the option to customize the:

• Animation style
• Animation delay (seconds)
• Animation duration (seconds)

From the 'Animation style' dropdown menu, select the type of animation you'd like to add to the accordion. There are a variety of different animation options in the following categories:

• Attention Seekers
• Bouncing Entrances
• Fading Entrances
• Flippers
• Light Speed
• Rotating Entrances
• Sliding Entrances
• Zoom Entrances
• Specials

We recommend testing out a variety of animation styles to select the one you like the most. 

Please note

Animation styles can cause accessibility issues for some users visiting your website. For example, some users may experience motion sickness when viewing animated elements on your website.

Using the 'Animation delay' slider select the time in seconds that you'd like to delay the animation. 

Please note

Animation delay can cause accessibility issues for some users visiting your website. Certain animation styles and delays can combine to make your animated component invisible to screen readers. Please test your animations to make sure they are accessible.

You can select how long you'd like the animation to last on the component by using the 'Animation duration' slider. Select the number of seconds you'd like the animation to continue on the public website. 

In the 'Name' field you can give a unique name to the component. This will make it easier to differentiate between components, both on your page as well as in your clipboard.

In the 'Custom classes' field, you can add any custom CSS classes you may have. Custom CSS classes can be found in the Design node under the 'CSS' tab in the backend of Govstack. 

If you'd like to add more than one custom class, you'll need to leave a space between each class. 

Please note

Depending on your Govstack plan, you may not be able to access the Design node in the backend. If you'd like to be able to add custom CSS and get access to the website design, contact your GHD Digital Account Executive.

We cannot guarantee that future updates to Govstack will not break or negatively impact custom CSS.

Turn on the 'Hide from website' toggle if you'd like to hide this component from the web page.