YouTube Watermark Showing Now (Wasn't Showing Previously)

[mattwtts]

I have a couple youtube vids that are on autoplay and loop. Originally everything worked great (they auto-played AND there was no youtube watermark in the bottom right-hand corner upon visiting homepage)

NOW they are not auto-playing (user must click to start play)
AND there is a youtube watermark on the bottom right-hand side.

How can I resolve both of these issues? Please advise

Thank you.
It is on the homepage for reference:
www.TruEdgeTradingAacademy.com

By the way. YES- everything is updated and current (X theme, wordpress, plugins all up to date)

[rad]

Hi @mattwtts,

Thanks for reaching out.

I copied your video and embedded it on a site without X theme and cornerstone. Just this code,

<iframe id="mejs_39293427918049795_youtube_iframe" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="1" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IGAWcJaCX9k?controls=0&amp;rel=0&amp;disablekb=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;html5=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;autoplay=1&amp;end=0&amp;loop=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;start=0&amp;nocookie=false&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.truedgetradingacademy.com&amp;widgetid=2"></iframe>

And it has a watermark, and it’s something that can’t be overriden. Example, try visiting this https://www.youtube.com/embed/IGAWcJaCX9k?controls=0&rel=0&disablekb=1&showinfo=0&modestbranding=0&html5=1&iv_load_policy=3&autoplay=1&end=0&loop=1&playsinline=0&start=0&nocookie=false&enablejsapi=1&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.truedgetradingacademy.com&widgetid=2 and it has watermark. Perhaps, it’s youtube new standard.

Thanks!

[mattwtts]

-WATERMARK: This has always been a thing with youtube. This is not new. However, The settings in the video player previously WERE able to hide it completely.

-AUTOPLAY: The issue about the video NOT auto playing has also not been addressed. Can you please advise?

The watermark and autoplay WERE non-existent issues previously… Can someone please look into this a bit more to see what can be done to resolve?? It just looks a bit tacky/unprofessional having that youtube watermark visible AND not auto playing.

Thanks in advance.

[rad]

Hi @mattwtts,

I’m not sure what you mean, could you provide some screenshot of that option? The player doesn’t have that option for hiding a watermark since it’s not made mainly for Youtube, it’s for videos with self-hosted URL. In fact, you shouldn’t add it in the player but just an embed code since not all browsers support the youtube/video format (compared to mp4/video).

The only options were just

No Controls Autoplay Loop Muted

And it’s auto-playing on my end upon load and the watermark just displayed briefly, perhaps you’re already affected by this https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/22/17150870/google-chrome-autoplay-videos-sound-mute-update. But I’ll continue checking. What browser you’re testing it with?

Thanks!

[mattwtts]

Thanks for the reply and checking into it deeper.
-I’ve been primarily using Google Chrome
-When I originally configured the video player settings I turned all of the options “ON”
Doing so, the video auto-played AND there was NO watermark showing. (in addition it was muted and looped, both of which I wanted)

I know how to obtain the embed code, but what element should I be using then if not the classic video player element? Can you please help me understand the proper way you recommend I do it? (with auto play, loop, and mute)

Thanks in advance!

[ruenel]

Hello There,

In the latest release, you can make use of the V2 video element. Just make sure to click the type whether “Embed” or “Player”.

With Embed, you can insert the embedded code coming from Youtube.

With Player, it can only be used if you supply the absolute path of the video file http://example.com/video.mp4, http://example.com/video.ogv or http://example.com/video.webm for better browser compatibility.

Hope this helps.