How to stop video autoplay?

Hello nino25,

Are you using any plugin? If yes can you please share the name.

Further, you can try this.

[video src="https://onmoneyline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/should-i-buy-instagram-followers-onmoneylinecom.mp4" autoplay="false"]

See if this helps.

Thanks.

There’s no plugin, just the native wordpress media library area where I upload the video.

I’m not asking about embedding the video on a page. I’m asking about sending the video link to somebody. When they open the link and land on the page, I don’t want it to autoplay.

Since the video is uploaded on my website, I feel like I should be able to set whether it will autoplay or not when someone opens the link in their browser, no?

That is what I have suggested.

The Shortcode you gave, you can put it any page and share that with users.

If you don’t want the video to get autoplay, just add autoplay=”false”

Thanks.

Well, first of all thanks for taking the time to respond ??

Second of all, that is not what you suggested. I can’t send this:

[video src="https://onmoneyline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/should-i-buy-instagram-followers-onmoneylinecom.mp4" autoplay="false"]

That is not a link.

I don’t want to put it on a page. I just want to send a link, and when someone opens that link, I want it to NOT autoplay. Since the video is hosted on my website, I should be able to control whether it autoplays or not.

And this – https://onmoneyline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/should-i-buy-instagram-followers-onmoneylinecom.mp4?autoplay=”false”

The video still autoplays when opened.

Isn’t there a php file or some file in the wordpress installation I can edit and stop this autoplaying from happening? I should be able to do that, I should be able to have full control over these functionalities on my site.

Can’t you create a WordPress Page and add this in your editor?

<video width=”320″ height=”240″ controls preload=”none”>
<source src=”movie.mp4″ type=”video/mp4″>
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>

and share that link with users?

No, not really.

Anyway, maybe there is no way to accomplish what I want.

Thanks ??

OK nino25

Sorry if I am not able to understand your problem.

Maybe someone else will look into it and try to help.

Thanks.

If you are sending them a direct URL to the video file like https:/somewhere.com/video.mp4, it’s up to their browser settings whether or not it autoplays.

Yes, it seems so.

Thank you ??