# YouTube video instead of .post-full-image

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/youtube-video-instead-of-post-full-image/11404>\
**Category:** Themes\
**Created:** [January 15, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/youtube-video-instead-of-post-full-image/11404 "2020-01-15T14:53:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![andrianov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/andrianov/32/5870_2.png) [@andrianov](https://forum.ghost.org/u/andrianov)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/youtube-video-instead-of-post-full-image/11404/1 "2020-01-15T14:53:45Z")

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I want to use YouTube video instead of upstairs photos in some posts.  
How can you do it in the easiest way?

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**Author:** ![DavidDarnes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/daviddarnes/32/3533_2.png) [@DavidDarnes](https://forum.ghost.org/u/DavidDarnes)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/youtube-video-instead-of-post-full-image/11404/2 "2020-01-15T14:57:26Z")

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I’m not sure what you mean by “upstairs photos”, but if you want to use a video in the feature image then check out this post from another thread:

> [@Feature a Video instead of a photo in a post header](https://forum.ghost.org/t/feature-a-video-instead-of-a-photo-in-a-post-header/8774/2):
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> Hi there! You could certainly do that by adding a HTML card to the top of the page and then use JavaScript to move it into the background. This piece of HTML will autoplay the video, keep it muted and make it loop: \<video autoplay muted loop controls src="/my/video/path.mp4" \> Your browser does not support this video \</video\> and then a bit of JavaScript to swap out the feature image: const feature = document.querySelector('.post-full-image'); feature.i…

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**Author:** ![andrianov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/andrianov/32/5870_2.png) [@andrianov](https://forum.ghost.org/u/andrianov)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/youtube-video-instead-of-post-full-image/11404/3 "2020-01-15T15:15:02Z")

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You got that right. I want to use video in the feature image.  
I just can’t figure out how to use YouTube video?

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**Author:** ![DavidDarnes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/daviddarnes/32/3533_2.png) [@DavidDarnes](https://forum.ghost.org/u/DavidDarnes)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/youtube-video-instead-of-post-full-image/11404/4 "2020-01-15T15:48:00Z")

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YouTube uses a specific type of player that might not be suitable for your use. Check out the post I linked to where I use a video as the feature 🙂

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**Author:** ![andrianov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/andrianov/32/5870_2.png) [@andrianov](https://forum.ghost.org/u/andrianov)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/youtube-video-instead-of-post-full-image/11404/5 "2020-01-15T16:57:10Z")

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Thank you so much for your help, I’ll be dealing with it.