How to Add a Video on the Course Summary Page?

Overview

The introductory video appears prominently on your public-facing course page, typically displayed alongside the enrollment card. Visitors can play it directly on the course catalog page to preview the curriculum, assess course quality, and meet the instructors before enrolling.

Step-by-Step Implementation Pipeline

Step 1: Open Your Course Profile Canvas

1. Authenticate into your WordPress dashboard using your administrative or editor credentials.
2. From the left-hand navigation sidebar menu layout, click on the Courses tab.
3. Locate the specific course run entry card you want to enhance from your inventory index table.
4. Click on the course title or hover your mouse cursor over the row and click Edit to launch the content layout workspace.

Step 2: Source Your Video Asset Link

To optimize page performance and ensure rapid video buffering times across desktop and mobile devices, the platform structures media uploads across two primary path options:

Option A: Leveraging External Video Networks (Recommended)

Host your video on a platform such as YouTube, Vimeo, or Wistia. Copy the video URL directly from your browser's address bar (e.g., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=your_video_id).

Option B: Utilizing Local Discovery Site Storage

If your video file is concise and sits under the platform's 150 MB file allocation safety envelope:

1. Open your dashboard in a separate window and navigate to Media > Library.
2. Upload your video file (e.g., .mp4, .mov, or .webm).
3. Open the file parameters card and click Copy URL to clipboard to capture its exact system file directory path.

Step 3: Populate the Video Metadata Field

1. Return to your active course editing page canvas.
2. Scroll down completely past the primary text block description paragraph editor until you locate the custom Edly Course Information or Product Metadata Options panel block.
3. Select the Media / Video sub-tab category settings block.
4. Locate the configuration input line labeled Course Video URL (or Introduction Video Link).
5. Paste your copied absolute media string (extracted during Step 2) directly into the text input box.

Step 4: Preview and Push Revisions Live

1. Review the options panel to verify that your video address contains no broken structural symbols or missing protocol prefixes (always verify the link begins with https://).
2. Click the Preview button in the upper-right dashboard menu toolbar to review how the video player element frames and fits alongside your textual marketing bullet points.
3. Once you're satisfied, click the Update (or Publish) button in the top-right corner to save your changes.

   Tip: If the video does not appear on your course page after publishing, clear your browser cache and reload the page. If the issue persists, confirm that the video URL is publicly accessible and does not require a login to view.

Key Operational Rules & Infrastructure Boundaries

• The Stream Performance Rule: While you can host short introductory assets directly inside your media library, massive multi-gigabyte video files should always be offloaded to third-party providers. Sourcing assets from dedicated video arrays prevents your primary server background processing channels from dragging down page speed, keeping your critical learner-facing checkout carts and account registration forms firing rapidly.
• This change is storefront-only: Adding a video URL in WordPress only affects how your course appears in the catalog. It has no impact on your course content or settings in Open edX Studio — it will not change your course units, student grades, or in-course video blocks.