Embed video

Embeds a single external video on the page.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Hosting type	hostingtype	Indicates if the video is stored on the wiki or on a video streaming service. Default external Example external, wiki Auto value external	Unknown	required
Service	service	Name of the video service (supported services only). For local videos use wiki Default empty Example youtube, wiki, vimeo, ted, facebook Auto value youtube	Unknown	required
URL of the external video or file name of the internal video	videopath	Path to the video Default empty Example empty Auto value	Unknown	required
Dimensions	dimensions	Dimensions in pixelsto size the container for the player. Default 640 Example 480, 480x320 Auto value empty	Unknown	optional
Alignment	alignment	The video can be placed left, center, right, or inline. Inline allows to add multiple videos in one row. In mobile view, the videos are automatically aligned vertically. Default empty Example left, center, right, or inline Auto value empty	Unknown	optional
Description	description	Shows a description below the player container. Default empty Example Departure to Mars Auto value empty	Unknown	optional
Container	container	Determines the container type for the player. The value frame places the video player in a Mediawiki preview box. Default empty Example frame Auto value empty	Unknown	optional
Autoresize	autoresize	Automatically adjusts the video size if the video would extend beyond the size of the container. Default true Example true, false Auto value empty	Unknown	optional
Vertical alignment	valignment	Aligns the vertical placement of the video either to the top, middle, bottom, or baseline of the parent element. Using this parameter forces the alignment parameter to be inline. Default empty Example top, middle, bottom, baseline Auto value empty	Unknown	optional