Get the latest about SmartVideo from the team at Swarmify, the world's fastest video CDN and online video platform.https://swarmify.com/blog/tag/smartvideo/en-usTue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://swarmify.com/blog/how-to-make-a-video-autoplay-on-squarespace/https://swarmify.com/blog/how-to-make-a-video-autoplay-on-squarespace/Frustrated by Squarespace videos not playing automatically? Here's exactly how to force autoplay on any device without tanking your page speed.Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMTAdam BinstTutorialsVideo TipsSmartVideoVideo HostingSquarespaceWebsite Performancehttps://swarmify.com/blog/enterprise-firewalls-block-youtube-vimeo/https://swarmify.com/blog/enterprise-firewalls-block-youtube-vimeo/Have you ever noticed that most enterprise and educational environments block YouTube and Vimeo? If your content targets educators or corporate clients and you're using these platforms, you could be missing out on thousands of dollars every year.Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMTJames ChristensenMarketingSmartVideoVideo HostingYouTubehttps://swarmify.com/blog/how-to-add-videos-to-your-squarespace-website/https://swarmify.com/blog/how-to-add-videos-to-your-squarespace-website/Squarespace gives you several ways to add video, but each has trade-offs. This guide covers Video Blocks, embeds, background video, and SmartVideo — with step-by-step instructions for each.Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMTJames ChristensenTutorialsVideo TipsVideo HostingSquarespaceSmartVideohttps://swarmify.com/blog/complete-brizy-builder-cloud-swarmify-for-wordpress-video-hosting/https://swarmify.com/blog/complete-brizy-builder-cloud-swarmify-for-wordpress-video-hosting/Do you use the Brizy WordPress page builder or Brizy Cloud? If so, keep reading to learn how to integrate Swarmify with either platform for vastly better video performance.Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMTFredrick MuriukiWordPressTutorialsSmartVideohttps://swarmify.com/blog/complete-webflow-swarmify-guide-video-hosting/https://swarmify.com/blog/complete-webflow-swarmify-guide-video-hosting/With SmartVideo, Webflow becomes an amazing option for site owners with videos. Get more leads and close more sales with SmartVideo's 12x faster playback.Tue, 06 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMTFredrick MuriukiTutorialsSmartVideoVideo Hostinghttps://swarmify.com/blog/swarmify-video-hosting-guide-for-divi-builder/https://swarmify.com/blog/swarmify-video-hosting-guide-for-divi-builder/A practical guide to using SmartVideo inside Divi -- dedicated module, shortcode method, player customization, Theme Builder integration, and fixes for the common issues that trip people up.Fri, 25 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMTFredrick MuriukiWordPressTutorialsSmartVideohttps://swarmify.com/blog/complete-shopify-swarmify-guide-for-ecommerce-video-hosting/https://swarmify.com/blog/complete-shopify-swarmify-guide-for-ecommerce-video-hosting/Swarmify helps you accelerate videos on your Shopify eCommerce store to boost user engagement and grow your revenue.Tue, 08 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMTFredrick MuriukiTutorialsE-CommerceVideo HostingSmartVideohttps://swarmify.com/blog/complete-learndash-swarmify-lms-video-hosting-guide/https://swarmify.com/blog/complete-learndash-swarmify-lms-video-hosting-guide/LearnDash + SmartVideo is the ideal combo to sell courses with video content. LearnDash offers you the perfect system to sell courses, and Swarmify helps you to accelerate your videos.Mon, 10 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMTFredrick MuriukiWordPressTutorialsOnline CoursesLMSSmartVideohttps://swarmify.com/blog/beaver-builder-smartvideo/https://swarmify.com/blog/beaver-builder-smartvideo/YouTube embeds slow down Beaver Builder sites and leak traffic. Here is how to build a professional, distraction-free video experience instead.Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMTJames ChristensenTutorialsWordPressSmartVideoVideo HostingWebsite PerformanceYouTubehttps://swarmify.com/blog/smartvideo-updates-may-2020/https://swarmify.com/blog/smartvideo-updates-may-2020/Everyone loves updates, right? Well, we’ve made some to our WordPress plugin and Swarmify Dashboard and want to let you know about them!Tue, 19 May 2020 00:00:00 GMTJames ChristensenWordPressSmartVideohttps://swarmify.com/blog/elementor-smartvideo/https://swarmify.com/blog/elementor-smartvideo/A practical guide to using SmartVideo inside Elementor -- dedicated widget, shortcode method, player customization, multi-builder compatibility, and fixes for the common issues that trip people up.Tue, 26 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMTJames ChristensenTutorialsWordPressVideo TipsSmartVideohttps://swarmify.com/blog/slow-videos-big-problem/https://swarmify.com/blog/slow-videos-big-problem/Your video has two seconds to start playing before viewers leave. Learn what causes slow video, how buffering kills conversions, and 5 proven fixes.Mon, 18 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMTSaurav GhosalVideo TipsSmartVideoVideo HostingConversionsWebsite Performancehttps://swarmify.com/blog/swarmify-partners-with-wp-courseware/https://swarmify.com/blog/swarmify-partners-with-wp-courseware/WP Courseware is the most-used learning management system plugin. It allows WordPress users to easily create and manage interactive online courses with a drag and drop interface. If you’re familiar with creating posts and pages on WordPress, then WP Courseware’s learning curve is a small one.Tue, 22 May 2018 00:00:00 GMTJames ChristensenSmartVideoWordPressTutorialsLMSOnline Courseshttps://swarmify.com/blog/the-smartvideo-widget/https://swarmify.com/blog/the-smartvideo-widget/Looking for a way to add clean, accelerated, professional videos to your WordPress site with ease? With the SmartVideo widget, you can instantly add a clean, accelerated SmartVideo anywhere on your WordPress site.Wed, 02 May 2018 00:00:00 GMTJames ChristensenSmartVideoWordPressTutorialshttps://swarmify.com/blog/smartvideo-plugin-for-wordpress/https://swarmify.com/blog/smartvideo-plugin-for-wordpress/Although SmartVideo has already been installed by users on countless WordPress sites, today, it's easier than ever. WordPress users can now install and manage SmartVideo right from their WordPress dashboard. No more messing around with JavaScript or your site's header 🙌Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMTJames ChristensenSmartVideoWordPressTutorialshttps://swarmify.com/blog/how-to-make-an-autoplaying-background-video/https://swarmify.com/blog/how-to-make-an-autoplaying-background-video/Background videos must be muted, looped, and use playsinline to autoplay across browsers. Here's the complete HTML and CSS implementation guide for 2026.Mon, 05 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMTMatthew DavidsonVideo TipsTutorialsSmartVideoVideo HostingWeb Developmenthttps://swarmify.com/blog/500-million-video-streams-later/https://swarmify.com/blog/500-million-video-streams-later/We've delivered over 500M video streams for publishers both large and small. Here are a handful of the most important lessons we've learned along the way.Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMTPhilip ArambulaVideo TipsSmartVideohttps://swarmify.com/blog/online-media-companies-stop-declaring-video-bankruptcy/https://swarmify.com/blog/online-media-companies-stop-declaring-video-bankruptcy/2018 was a brutal year for digital media as they learned that depending on YouTube and Facebook for video was the wrong choice.Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMTPhilip ArambulaSmartVideohttps://swarmify.com/blog/embraer-innova-week/https://swarmify.com/blog/embraer-innova-week/Embraer holds a week of talks and events to inspire innovation internally. We recap our speech and thoughts that we shared with their staff.Mon, 19 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMTNathan BarnettSmartVideohttps://swarmify.com/blog/swarmify-announces-80-decrease-in-video-buffering-guaranteed/https://swarmify.com/blog/swarmify-announces-80-decrease-in-video-buffering-guaranteed/Nathan Barnett's May 2017 announcement of the Swarmify 80/20 Guarantee, archived. The promotion ended and is no longer offered.Thu, 04 May 2017 00:00:00 GMTNathan BarnettSmartVideoVideo Tipshttps://swarmify.com/blog/why-we-partnered-with-w3-total-cache-to-bring-video-acceleration-to-wordpress/https://swarmify.com/blog/why-we-partnered-with-w3-total-cache-to-bring-video-acceleration-to-wordpress/Swarmify and W3 Total Cache announce our partnership to bring unlimited video hosting and CDN to WordPress.Wed, 26 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMTNathan BarnettWordPressSmartVideo