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# Video post format

## Requirement

A video post is a post set to the "Video" post format.

## Single post template

For a video post, you can override its template. To use e.g. big player on top, please do as follows:

1. Go to the WordPress Admin › Appearance › Customize panel
2. Open to the Posts › Video Post Format section
3. Select the Media, no sidebar template
4. Publish changes

## Video icon

To highlight that a post is a video, you can show the video icon on top of its featured image, on all collections. To enable this, please do as follows:

1. Go to the WordPress Admin › Appearance › Customize panel
2. Open to the Posts › Video Post Format section
3. Check the Show Featured Image Icon option
4. Publish changes

## Featured Image vs Embed

On a single post page, if you want to load video player instead of a featured image, please do as follows:

1. Go to the WordPress Admin › Appearance › Customize panel
2. Open to the Posts › Video Post Format section
3. Check the Use embeds instead of featured images option
4. Publish changes

## Auto video length

It's a part of the MediaAce plugin so please refer to the plugin page to learn more.