If I upgrade to Video Press, can I display a video in the sidebar?

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  richard94501 · Member · Nov 7, 2012 at 8:28 pm

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  If I purchase the video upgrade, will I be able to display a video player in the sidebar?
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  kathrynwp · Staff · Nov 7, 2012 at 11:24 pm

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  Hi there, you can add video to a sidebar by pasting the appropriate shortcode into a text widget. No upgrade is needed.

  Here’s an example for YouTube:

  [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXXXX&w=200]

  Just replace XXXXXXXX with your video ID and 200 with a width in pixels that fits nicely in your sidebar.

  There are shortcodes for several other video services, including Vimeo, Flickr and Viddler:

  Working With Video

  Here’s how to add a text widget to a sidebar in case you haven’t done it before:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/text-widget/

  If you do want the VideoPress upgrade so you can upload video to your own site, you can also use the VideoPress shortcode inside a text widget to display a video in the sidebar. Here’s an example:

  [wpvideo XXXXXXXX w=200]

  If you have any other questions, just let us know.