This shortcode accesses Vimeo’s Simple API to get the public JSON feeds for a user’s videos using the endpoints for the user, groups, channels, albums, and single videos. By default it outputs a single iframe element for the first video in a set, and the thumbnails of the other videos in the set (if there is more than one) underneath, linked so they load the corresponding video into the iframe.
Using the Vimeo Shortcode
The shortcode uses the vimeo keyword, and can accept the following parameters:
- id
- required The id of the video/group/channel/album/user on vimeo
- source
- optional which one of video, group, channel, album or user you are requesting. This defaults to a single video (so the id parameter is treated as the id of a single video)
- width
- optional (default 640) The width of the video in pixels
- height
- optional (default 360) The height of the video in pixels
- title
- optional (default 0 – false) Whether to show the title on the video
- byline
- optional (default 0 – false) Whether to show the user’s byline on the video
- portrait
- optional (default 0 – false) Whether to show the user’s portrait on the video
- colour
- optional (default
#ff0000– red) The colour of the vimeo elements on screen (title, controls, etc.) - autoplay
- optional (default 0 – false) Whether to start playing the video immediately, or wait for user input.
Formatting of output
The thumbnails are currently output at 160px wide, with a 10px right margin. This means that if you want a 3 column wall (when you are using both sidebars), set the video size to 500px x 281px. If you want a four column wall (when you are using just the site sidebar), set the video size to 670px x 377px.