How to add videos to your blog post

DropInBlog allows you to add videos to your blog posts by pasting links or embedding them into your content.

Adding videos

Most video platforms are supported, but with YouTube and Vimeo, you can use both a video URL and embed code. For other platforms, you can add a video only by embedding a video code.

To add a video, start a new post, or edit an existing one to open the editor.

Adding videos by URL

Once in the editor, look for the video icon in the toolbar at the top.

Visit YouTube or Vimeo to find the video you want to add, and copy the short link from the Share menu.

Go back to the post editor, click the video icon, and paste the URL below the link icon.

Select Insert to add the video to your post.

You'll see a video preview in the editor.

Videos can't be played inside the editor, so publish the post to watch them.

Accepted link formats

YouTube

Share link: https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID
Address bar link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID

Vimeo

Video link: https://vimeo.com/VIDEO_ID
Link copied from Vimeo's Share menu (extra text such as ?share=copy on the end is fine)
Player link: https://player.vimeo.com/video/VIDEO_ID

The link must point to a single video. Links to a Vimeo profile or showcase page are not accepted, and the editor shows a message saying so.

Start times
If the link includes a start time, the video on the published post starts from that point. The start time is only visible on the published post.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID?t=90 or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID&t=1m30s (on YouTube, use Share and tick Start at to get this link)
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/VIDEO_ID#t=1m30s

The time can be written as seconds (90 or 90s) or as minutes and seconds (1m30s).

Embedding video code

If you're using a video service other than YouTube or Vimeo, add the video with embed code. You can also embed YouTube and Vimeo this way instead of pasting a URL.

Click the video icon and select the Embedded code tab.

Copy the embed code from the video platform where your video is hosted.

Paste the code into the text box and click Insert.

That’s it!

Embedding YouTube Shorts

One thing to keep in mind is that YouTube Shorts can only be added via embedded code.

To copy the embedded code, open a YouTube Shorts video, and after you right-click on it, select Copy embed code.

Then click on the video icon inside the DropInBlog editor, and paste the copied code into the Embedded Code tab.

Repositioning videos

It’s also possible to move the video within the editor.

To do that, click anywhere on the video preview, drag it, and then drop it into the desired location.

Replacing videos

You also have the option to change the video you added to your post.

First, click the video preview, and select the two arrows below it.

Clicking the two arrows will open the link field, where you can add a URL or embed code of another video.

Don’t forget to click the Insert button to save your changes.

Deleting videos

If you want to delete a video, click on the video preview, and select the trash icon to remove it from your post.

Bonus: Most videos will be lazy-loaded with video schema for SEO and user experience purposes. Rest assured your posts with videos will load super fast and be Google-friendly.

And that’s how you add, replace, and delete videos in your blog posts.

Happy blogging!

Updated on: 20/09/2026