Media preview
In this article:
How to add a media preview to your product
What is a media preview?
The media preview gives your customers an idea of the type of product you're selling in a more visual sense. Whether you choose a video and/or audio type preview, it should display precisely what your customer will get, in the best way possible.
Essentially, it’s a very short version of your product description and vital to have high-quality content presenting your product, so make sure to follow our size and dimensions recommendations for best results.
Which services are supported?
- Spotify
- Soundcloud
- Mixcloud
- Reverbnation
- Youtube (see here for YouTube shorts)
- Vimeo
- Wistia
- TED.com
- Sketchfab
- Issuu
- Tumblr
How to add a media preview to your product
There's an easy way to add audio or video previews for your product using 3rd-party services. All you need to do is include the media link in your product description.
To add a video or audio preview to your product, you need to complete two steps:
- Open the desired media that you want to embed
- Copy-paste the media link in your product description on Sellfy
Create the media preview
- Upload your video/audio to one of the platforms mentioned above
- Open the YouTube, Vimeo or Soundcloud media page you want to add to your product page
- Copy link from the address bar
Copy-paste the media link to Sellfy
- Navigate to Products > All Products
- Select the product to which you want to add the preview > scroll down to 'Product preview'
- Paste the link into the media preview field
- Click Add > Save product once you're done editing
How to add a YouTube short
To use a YouTube short for your product preview, you need to manually adjust the YouTube short URL by copying the short ID and adding it to the following format:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<SHORT_ID>
See an example of what a YouTube short looks like for product preview in this seller's store.