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Vimeo vs YouTube Embed for your Website

2023-04-14
, most recent update.

Vimeo vs YouTube for your Website

I would

  • Use Vimeo wherever moving images are needed for communication and tapestry.
  • Use YouTube whenever you want people to switch to your channel.

Good indicator for when you should choose to put your website video on YouTube:

Would you have the video set to unlisted on YouTube bc it distracts on your channel? Is it on a sales page? Or, whenever more MOFU, BOFU. Lead capture or gated content.

Good indicator for when to put your website video on YouTube:

Is the video on the blog? Is it a vlog?

Customer Journey: Do people come from YouTube? Or, TOFU

Things to consider when you decide between YouTube or Vimeo for Website embeds

Measurement data will be separately from YouTube’s.

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Displaying Both the Publication and Update Dates on Webpages

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Localization: The "hreflang" Tag Accross Different Domains

John Mueller on how to use the hreflang tags across domains for the localization schemas: It doesn't matter if it's all on one domain or across multiple domains. It should just be one clear place per country and language.

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DecapCMS Markdown Guide: Handling URLs with Parentheses for Text Fragment Highlighting

Are broken links in your DecapCMS Markdown articles giving you a headache? never let parentheses break your links again: handle text fragment highlighting in Markdown. No more parentheses-induced troubles in your Github articles built with Netlify!

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Interactive URL Copy Feature in Webflow Using Clean JavaScript and Clipboard API

An interactive URL copy feature in Webflow. Using clean JavaScript and the powerful Clipboard API, making it easier for visitors to share your pages. Because who doesn’t appreciate a great user experience?

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An Extensive Dynamic Table of Contents Generator for Webflow CMS

Boost your Webflow Blog's readability and SEO with a dynamic Table of Contents (ToC) generator. It automatically creates a stylable, navigable ToC from your headings, and enhances user experience by highlighting the active section during scrolling.

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Styling Our Auto-Generated ToC in Webflow

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Smooth Scrolling to the Next Section with JavaScript and [foo](#next) markdown syntax

When I write [[`foo`](#next)`](#next)` markdown syntax in my content I want the reader to jump to the next section, the next anchor, on my webpage.

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Vimeo vs YouTube Embed for your Website

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