If you’re using Moodle to deliver online courses and want to stream fast, ad-free videos through SmartVideo, you can easily embed SmartVideo into your Moodle site. Here’s how to get it up and running.
Step 1: Add the SmartVideo Snippet to Your Site
To enable SmartVideo playback, you’ll need to add the SmartVideo JavaScript snippet to the <head> section of your Moodle site.
You can follow Moodle’s guide here:
👉 Header and Footer Editing in Moodle
Paste your SmartVideo embed snippet (from your dashboard) into the header section so it loads on all pages.
Note: If you’re not sure where to find your SmartVideo snippet, log into your Swarmify Dashboard, go to the **Configuration **tab, and copy the code provided.
Step 2: Embed SmartVideo Tags in a Text Block
Once the script is added to your site’s header, you can embed any video using a SmartVideo tag directly in a Moodle Text block.
To do this:
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Go to the Moodle course where you want to add your video
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Turn editing on
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Click Add a block and choose Text and media area
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Click the gear icon in the HTML block and choose Configure
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Switch to HTML mode and paste your SmartVideo tag into the content area
Example tag:
<smartvideo src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/448062899"
width="1280" height="720"
class="swarm-fluid" controls>
</smartvideo>👉 How to use Text Blocks in Moodle
That’s it!
Once the Text block is saved, your video will load using SmartVideo’s player, giving you lightning-fast delivery and a distraction-free experience.
If you run into any issues or have questions, click the Help button in the bottom-right corner to chat with us.