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media_youtube_feed_page

Media > YouTube Feed

This page presents links to a specified number of YouTube videos, which have been identified through search terms entered, via the authoring programme, into the YouTube search function. A thumbnail frame and brief description of each video is displayed.

Example demo

or view at Xerte Page Types - Media: YouTube Feed (opens in new tab)

Editor interface

Screenshot of Media > PDF File in editor

Core Properties

Property Description Type Additional information
Page Title Text that appears in the header of the published page Text
Instructions Add text, for example instructions or explanations, that displays in the left panel. Text+ (Toolbar) You can also include images, tables, diagrams etc, through the Page Text editor.
Search term Enter the search term used to identify videos on specific topics Text
Number The number of results you want to be displayed Text
Panel Width Dimension of the right panel where the synched text is displayed. Choose from {Small/Medium/Large/Full}. Full will mean that any Page Text you have added is not visible to learners. Drop-down

There are no page-specific Optional Properties for this page type.

See General Optional Properties

Language Options

Property Description Type Additional information
Results Text Text that appears before the Search Term at the top of the list of results Text Default - “YouTube Results from”
Google Youtube API error message This is a message which may appear when learners try to access videos. You may want to edit the default text so that it is more comprehensible and actionable for your own learners. Text+ (Toolbar) Default - “The Youtube API returned the following error: '{0}'<br>If no API key is set, ask your admin to set up a key in api_keys.php (see api_keys.dist.php for a template).”
media_youtube_feed_page.txt · Last modified: 2023/09/25 09:08 by jsmith