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nigelum
Explorer | Level 4
3 months ago

Streaming a video from Dropbox on WordPress

Hello,   I have a video that I would like to stream onto my WordPress site. I created a share link that allows anyone with the link to view it. I know about the "dl=0" to "raw=1", but it does not...
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Rich
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3 months ago
nigelum wrote:

I have a video that I would like to stream onto my WordPress site. I created a share link that allows anyone with the link to view it. ... but it does not work.

Does the link work on it's own, when you paste it into the address bar in a browser? If so, then the issue is likely with the add-in or plugin being used to display the video on the WordPress site.

 

Dropbox links have a redirect in them (the final URL for the file isn't the same URL that you get from the shared link), and if WordPress or the plugin/add-in playing the video are unable to follow that redirect, then the video wouldn't be found.

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    nigelum
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 months ago

    The link works on it's own. I logged out of Dropbox and tried the link as a general user and it worked.

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