How to Add an Embedded Video to TierraNet

TierraNet offers domain names and Web hosting packages to individual consumers and businesses. With a Web hosting account, all of your website pages are hosted on the TierraNet servers. TierraNet allows you to add a variety of file formats to your pages, including video files; you can embed your own videos or choose third party videos. Only basic familiarity with HTML code is needed to embed a video on your site.

Instructions

Your Own Video

1. Visit the TierraNet website. Click the “Log In” link, located in the upper right hand corner of the page.

2. Type your username and password into the designated fields. Click “Log In."

3. Click “Website Builder” to access your webpage files.

4. Click the “Upload” button to upload your video file to the TierraNet Web hosting server. Note the file name of your uploaded video – for example, yourvideoname.mpeg.

5. Click the page inside the website builder you want to add the video to. Select “Edit” to open the page for editing.

6. Click the “HTML” button, located on the page editor toolbar. This opens an HTML version of the page editor.

7. Type the following code inside the HTML editor box. Replace the generic video file name with your real video file name. Feel free to adjust the height and width attributes as needed.

   <embed src=”http://yourvideoname.mpeg” height=250 width=250>

8. Click “Save” to save your page changes.

Third Party Videos

1. Visit a third party website that offers embeddable videos. Examples of these sites include YouTube, Ustream and LiveStream.

2. Choose a video you want to embed on your TierraNet site.

3. Click “Share” or “Embed” to reveal the video's embed code.

4. Highlight the HTML embed code with your mouse. Right-click the code. Select “Copy.”

5. Log into your TierraNet Web hosting account. Select “Website Builder.”

6. Click the page you want to add the video to. Select “Edit” to open the page for editing.

7. Click the “HTML” button, located on the page editor toolbar. This opens the HTML editor box.

8. Click inside the HTML editor box. Simultaneously press “Ctrl” + “V” on your keyboard to paste the video embed code into the box.

9. Click “Save” to save your page changes.

References

• TierraNet: Website Builder – Add – Edit Content To The Website
• Hosting: Website Builder
• TiZag: HTML Video Codes
• HTML Goodies: How To Add a YouTube Video to Your Website