How to upload a video to Panopto
- Once you’re ready to add your podcast to your post, you’ll want to upload it to Panopto, then use a link from Panopto to embed your media. Select your section below to open the Panopto folder for your section.
- Section One (opens in a new tab)
- Section Two (opens in a new tab)
- Drag and drop the file of your audio/video submission into the folder and wait for the file to upload completely.
![The Panopto interface with a red circle surrounding the text "To get strted, drop any video from your computer here or click the Create button to make a new recording"](https://sites.smith.edu/listening-for-rj/wp-content/uploads/sites/836/2023/11/2023-11-14_13-25-05-1024x232.png)
![A recording in Panopto with a red arrow pointing to the Share button](https://sites.smith.edu/listening-for-rj/wp-content/uploads/sites/836/2023/11/2023-11-09_16-17-12.png)
- Select the podcast you just uploaded and choose Share.
- In the share window, underneath “Who can access this video”, select Change and set this to Public to make your content accessible on the site.
- Next, make sure the Link button is selected, and choose Copy Link
![The Share screen in panopto with red arrows pointing to the link button and the Copy Link button](https://sites.smith.edu/listening-for-rj/wp-content/uploads/sites/836/2023/11/2023-11-09_16-17-32.png)
How to embed a video hosted in Panopto
- Navigate to your WordPress Post
- In you WordPress post, use the Block inserter to add a Panopto Media block. If it doesn’t appear immediately, use the search bar in the Block inserter to search for Panopto.
![The panopto block in the block inserter with the word panopto typed into the search bar](https://sites.smith.edu/listening-for-rj/wp-content/uploads/sites/836/2023/11/2023-11-09_16-20-09.png)
- In the block, paste the URL and choose the embed button.
![a panopto block with an arrow pointing to the embed button](https://sites.smith.edu/listening-for-rj/wp-content/uploads/sites/836/2023/11/2023-11-07_11-07-45-1.png)
- The Panopto embed tool will not preview your video properly, but will refresh and display an error message that says: “Invalid url. Please enter a valid Panopto video or playlist embed url.”
![The panopto embed block with a url displaying an error message](https://sites.smith.edu/listening-for-rj/wp-content/uploads/sites/836/2023/11/2023-11-07_11-08-24-1024x220.png)
- Even with an error message, your podcast should still display. In the top toolbar, choose Preview > Preview in a new tab to check your post and make sure you’re able to see your podcast.