[New post] Deepen Engagement on Your Website with Easy-To-Add Video Embeds

retrofox posted: " Video has quickly become one of the most engaging mediums on the internet. Whether you have a personal blog, virtual classroom, business vlog, collaboration website for your team, or something in between, there's no doubt that you've come across video as" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on The WordPress.com Blog Deepen Engagement on Your Website with Easy-To-Add Video Embeds by retrofox Video has quickly become one of the most engaging mediums on the internet. Whether you have a personal blog, virtual classroom, business vlog, collaboration website for your team, or something in between, there's no doubt that you've come across video as a way to build and engage your following. By 2022, online videos will make up more than 82% of all consumer internet traffic – 15 times higher than in 2017! (Cisco) Videos come in all shapes and sizes, and we know that the ability to easily add and embed them is important for engaging your audience. We've been hard at work making sure that you can add the video content you want to your WordPress.com website. We're pleased to share today a new Loom block that supports Loom video embeds on any page or post. Loom is a video messaging tool for work, and now all you need to do is copy and paste a Loom URL directly into a new block to embed it. Embed videos with blocks The new Loom block joins a number of other video embed features available to WordPress.com users—for instance, you can copy and paste a video URL from YouTube, TikTok, DailyMotion, or Vimeo, or you can use a Video block to upload your own video files. 3 Simple Steps to Embed a Loom Video on Your Website Grab your Loom video URL – copy it. Paste that URL directly into the WordPress editor in a new block. Alternatively, you can search for "Loom" in the block selector or enter /loom and hit enter in a new line to add it quickly. Then paste the URL into the block interface from here. Publish! Adding video content to your website is as easy as 1-2-3. Trying adding some to a page or post today to kick off deeper engagement with your site's visitors. #loom retrofox | October 8, 2020 at 2:30 pm | Tags: Loom | Categories: blocks, Editing, Embeds, Features, New Features, Posting, Video, WordPress.com | URL: https://wp.me/pf2B5-bhW Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from The WordPress.com Blog. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2020/10/08/loom-video-embeds/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com