How to Add a Video Carousel to Wix: Step-by-Step Guide

October 1, 2024
Ben Russell
Founder

Why settle for just one video when you can showcase a whole collection? With people increasingly hooked on short-form video content like TikTok and Instagram Reels, you can bring that same dynamic experience to your Wix site. By adding a video carousel, you can captivate your visitors with multiple engaging videos all in one spot, keeping them on your site longer and giving them more ways to interact with your brand.

Whether you're displaying product demos, sharing customer testimonials, or giving a behind-the-scenes look at your business, a video carousel makes your content more interactive and immersive. Instead of visitors watching one video and moving on, they can easily scroll through several, much like they do on social media. This keeps them engaged and gives you more opportunities to convert views into actions, whether it’s a sign-up, purchase, or inquiry.

There’s one potential issue that comes with adding lots of videos to your website: it can slow things down. When you add too many high-quality videos, your page loading times may increase, frustrating your visitors and potentially driving them away. This is especially true if the videos aren’t optimized properly or hosted on a slow server. If you want to learn more about how videos affect website performance, check out this guide.

But don’t worry—Clipara solves this problem! With Clipara, you can add all the videos you want without sacrificing speed. Clipara optimizes your video content, so it loads quickly and runs smoothly, ensuring a seamless experience for your visitors. Clipara makes it easy to create sleek, responsive video carousels that are fast-loading and fully customizable. You can pull videos from platforms like TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube and seamlessly embed them on your Wix site without needing to touch any code.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through the steps to add a video carousel using Clipara, so you can enhance your Wix site with interactive video content in no time.

Step 1: Sign Up and Log Into Clipara

Head over to Clipara and sign up. They offer a free plan, so you can get started without any upfront cost. Once you log in, you’re ready to begin setting up your video carousel.

Step 2: Upload Your Videos to Clipara

You can either upload your videos to Clipara now or skip this step and come back to it later. Clipara allows you to pull content from platforms like Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube, so you can upload existing video content or create something new.

Upload your videos: Drag and drop them from your computer.

Link videos from social media: If you have videos on Instagram, YouTube, or TikTok, just paste the link and Clipara will handle the rest.

💡 Tip: A mix of product videos and customer stories usually works well.

Step 3: Create a New Carousel Campaign

In your Clipara dashboard, click Create a campaign in the Clipara homepage.

Choose On-site as your campaign type.

Next, select In-line as the player style. This style ensures that the carousel will fit seamlessly within your Wix page layout. It’s important to note that due to way that Wix works with embedded content, you must use the Inline embed option on Clipara. Our players that open to full-screen unfortunately will not work as they will be cut off by the Wix iFrame.

Step 4: Select and Arrange Your Videos

Select the videos you want to feature and arrange them in the order you prefer. You can select media from your library or upload new videos. You can add as many videos as you like, but remember that more isn’t always better. Choose the most engaging and relevant content for your audience.

You can even pull in videos directly from Instagram or TikTok, which is great for showcasing user-generated content or highlighting trending videos.

For more tips on embedding specific videos, check out these guides:

Clipara’s drag-and-drop feature makes it easy to rearrange the order of your videos so that they play in the exact sequence you want.

Once you’re happy with the order, click Create Campaign in the top left.

Next, select to create a new widget. Widgets are layouts that can be reused across multiple campaigns once you have designed them.

Select Carousel. This is the only layout style for In-line campaigns, but for campaigns that open to full screen, you can use grids, carousels, stories, pop-ups and create your own custom embeds.

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Step 5: Customise the Look

Clipara offers a wide range of customisation options and you can easily tweak the appearance of your carousel to make sure it matches your Wix site.

1. Choose how many videos show at once (e.g., 3 or 4).

2. Decide on autoplay (if you want videos to scroll automatically) or leave it for users to scroll through manually.

3. Customize the colors, fonts, and sizes to keep everything on-brand.

Step 6: Copy the Embed Code

Once your carousel is ready, Clipara will generate an embed code. Click the Install button at the top right of your Clipara dashboard. You’ll be provided with an embed code. Copy this code to add to your Wix site.

Step 7: Add the Carousel to Your Wix Site

Adding Clipara to your Wix site is straightforward.

1. Log into your Wix account and open the Wix Editor.

2. Click + Add in the left-hand menu.

3. Select Embed, then Embed HTML.

4. When asked what you want to add, select Code.

5. Paste the Clipara embed code into the box.

6. Adjust the size and position to fit the section where you want your carousel. Make sure to drag the embed frame and section in Wix to the full width of the page and give the embed plenty of heigh to make space for the embed.

You’ll need to do this for both you desktop and mobile layout. If you content is still getting chopped off, make sure to keep resizing the embed until it fits.You might also need to refresh the page when changing between looking at mobile and desktop layouts.

💡 Tip: Placing a carousel on your homepage or product pages helps grab attention right away.

Step 8: Preview and Publish

Before going live, it’s always a good idea to see how everything looks.

1. In the Wix Editor, click Preview to check how your video carousel works.

2. Make sure videos load correctly and the design fits well.

3. Once you’re happy with it, hit Publish to make it live.

Step 9: Check Mobile View

Wix does a good job optimizing for mobile, but it’s always good to double-check.

1. Switch to Mobile View in the Wix Editor.

2. Make sure the carousel works smoothly on smaller screens.

3. Tweak anything if necessary to ensure a seamless mobile experience.

Step 10: Keep Your Carousel Updated

You don’t have to redo everything to keep your carousel fresh. Simply go to your Clipara dashboard to update or add new videos, and they’ll automatically appear on your Wix site—no need to re-embed.

Bonus: Monitor Performance with Clipara Analytics

One of the great features of Clipara is its built-in analytics tool. You can monitor the performance of your video carousel, track engagement, and see which videos are resonating most with your audience. Use this data to fine-tune your content strategy.

Why Use Clipara for a Video Carousel?

Clipara takes the hassle out of creating and maintaining video carousels on your site. It’s fast, user-friendly, and customizable, with no coding needed. Plus, it solves the common problem of videos slowing down your site by optimizing content for speed and performance. Clipara’s smooth integration with Wix ensures that your video carousels load quickly and deliver a seamless experience for visitors.

Final Thoughts

Adding a video carousel to your Wix site using Clipara is a simple, effective way to display multiple videos in a clean, organized format. Whether you’re highlighting product features or sharing customer testimonials, it’s an easy way to keep your content engaging without slowing down your site. Clipara takes care of the technical side so you can focus on your videos.

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