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Video lazy load

  • 23 April 2022
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I’m of the understanding that Unbounce automatically has lazy load for images – but is this the same for embedded video content? 

I have a client that wants 5 (!) videos on the page, so I’m curious to know if they will lazy load via scrolling down?

 

TIA :) 

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Best answer by Amanda 26 April 2022, 16:15

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Hey @Zoe_Tattersall! Are you using Smart Builder or Classic Builder? 

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Oh good point sorry! Classic Builder :)

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Thanks for clarifying. I’ve looked into this and unfortunately, our lazy loading functionality won’t apply to videos. This is because they are embedded from external sources and not controlled by our own servers. 

A workaround might be embedding some of the videos in lightboxes on the page. This will load them individually as the visitor opens each lightbox. Hope this helps!

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Thanks @amanda.martin – I’ve already suggested lightboxes, since convincing them that ONE video would be better hasn’t worked so far ;) 

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