{"id":1562,"date":"2025-03-12T11:29:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T15:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/project-resources\/?p=1562"},"modified":"2025-07-18T11:50:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T15:50:47","slug":"creating-and-embedding-h5p-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/project-resources\/creating-and-embedding-h5p-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating and embedding H5P Content"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This page describes how to create any kind of H5P content and get a short code to share it on a WordPress page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To create any type of H5P content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to the <em>Dashboard<\/em> of your WordPress site.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the main navigation menu on the left side, select <strong>H5P Content.<\/strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"34\" class=\"wp-image-63\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/project-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1047\/2024\/02\/2023-06-22_09-40-43.png\" alt=\"H5P Content link\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the <strong>Add New <\/strong>button.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"56\" class=\"wp-image-1002\" style=\"width: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/project-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1047\/2024\/09\/2024-09-16_11-23-01.png\" alt=\"The H5P Add New button circled in red\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/project-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1047\/2024\/09\/2024-09-16_11-23-01.png 603w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/project-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1047\/2024\/09\/2024-09-16_11-23-01-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/project-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1047\/2024\/09\/2024-09-16_11-23-01-400x50.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A new page will open and display the H5P Hub.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the content you&#8217;d like to create. Need ideas? Take a look at these <a href=\"https:\/\/h5p.org\/content-types-and-applications\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/h5p.org\/content-types-and-applications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">H5P examples<\/a> (link opens in a new tab). <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saving your Content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When you have finished creating your H5P content, at the top-right side of the page in the Actions block, select <strong>Create<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"629\" class=\"wp-image-1564\" style=\"width: 350px;\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/project-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1047\/2025\/03\/2024-09-16_11-19-52-copy-1.png\" alt=\"\nThe create button circled in red\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/project-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1047\/2025\/03\/2024-09-16_11-19-52-copy-1.png 390w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/project-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1047\/2025\/03\/2024-09-16_11-19-52-copy-1-167x300.png 167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The page will refresh showing the finished H5P content on the left, and a Shortcode block will replace the Actions block on the right.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"396\" class=\"wp-image-1565\" style=\"width: 350px;\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/project-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1047\/2025\/03\/2024-09-17_13-10-38-copy-1.png\" alt=\"The short code block circled in red\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/project-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1047\/2025\/03\/2024-09-17_13-10-38-copy-1.png 397w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/project-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1047\/2025\/03\/2024-09-17_13-10-38-copy-1-265x300.png 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"shortcode\"><strong>Add the Shortcode to the Post <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The last step is to add the article to your WordPress post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Copy the short code displayed in the block in the top corner of your new H5P content.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"226\" class=\"wp-image-64\" style=\"width: 350px;\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/project-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1047\/2024\/02\/2023-06-22_09-41-23.png\" alt=\"H5P Shortcode window\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/project-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1047\/2024\/02\/2023-06-22_09-41-23.png 425w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/project-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1047\/2024\/02\/2023-06-22_09-41-23-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/project-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1047\/2024\/02\/2023-06-22_09-41-23-400x259.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to the post or page where you would like to embed your article.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Block editor workspace, add a new shortcode block wherever you&#8217;d like the Image hotspot to appear on your page.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To add a new shortcode block, use the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/article\/adding-a-new-block\/\">block inserter<\/a> or in a new paragraph block type <em>\/shortcode<\/em> to bring up the shortcode block.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paste the shortcode into the new shortcode block.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To preview your new article, select <strong>the laptop icon<\/strong> from the top navigation bar, then select Preview in new tab.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"237\" class=\"wp-image-65\" style=\"width: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/project-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1047\/2024\/02\/2023-11-27_10-31-19.png\" alt=\"Preview in a new tab\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/project-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1047\/2024\/02\/2023-11-27_10-31-19.png 449w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/project-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1047\/2024\/02\/2023-11-27_10-31-19-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/project-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1047\/2024\/02\/2023-11-27_10-31-19-400x237.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you are finished adding content, choose <strong>Save draft<\/strong> or <strong>Publish <\/strong>to save your work.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:90px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page describes how to create any kind of H5P content and get a short code to share it on a WordPress page. 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