Organized themes video widget

[Matt Hansen]

Really like the theme Bill! I am having trouble getting the video widget to adjust to the right size as set in the embed code from vimeo. Any ideas as to how I can fix this.

[Bill Robbins]

Matt,

I’m glad you’re enjoying the theme. Let me see if I can help you out with the video widget.

The theme includes a script that will make videos from many video sites (like YouTube, Vimeo and so on) fit the container they are placed in. For example, the video widget on the “About” page in the demo (http://www.organizedthemes.com/demo/bottega/about/) is actually sized to be 500 pixels wide, but the script resizes it down to fit in the sidebar.

If you’d like to turn that off, you can. Here’s how to do that:

1. Go to the appearance section in your WordPress control panel and select edit.
2. From the list of files on your right, choose functions.php and look for this line:

   
   wp_enqueue_script('fitvids');
   

3. Delete it and save your changes.

Now you can manually size the videos for your sidebar. You'll want to set the size to be 300 pixels wide, though the height can be just about anything you'd like it to be.

If you have any questions or trouble, just let me know,
Bill

[Matt Hansen]

Bill,

The previous post worked out great. Is it possible to adjust the size of the box with the drop shadow behind it so that there would not be an odd cut-off?

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[Bill Robbins]

Matt,

I see the problem. Here’s the easiest way to deal with that:

1. Go to the theme options page and select the styling tab.
2. Choose “yes” at the top to include custom styling.
3. Scroll down to the box labeled “Custom CSS” and paste this in it:

   
   #home-middle .widget_featured_video .shadow {
   	-webkit-box-shadow: none;
   	-moz-box-shadow: none;
   	box-shadow: none;
   }
   

4. Update your settings.

That will remove the drop shadow from the video widget there. If you have any questions, just let me know.

Bill

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