2 Ways to Embed Video Playlist on a SharePoint Page

In one of my previous articles, I explained the concept of a Video playlist in SharePoint. Playlists rely on the Lists functionality and allow you to aggregate videos from various sources into a custom collection of videos. Once videos are aggregated into lists – there are two ways to add them to a SharePoint page for a nice presentation. Let me show you those two methods.

Option 1: Embed a Video Playlist using the Lists Web Part

Since Video Playlist is based on Lists functionality, it can be embedded into a page using the Lists web part, just like a regular list. To do so:

1. Edit the SharePoint Page
2. Click the plus sign on the page and select List Web Part
3. Next, choose the list that stores your Playlist
4. This will embed the Playlist on the SharePoint page and open up the Properties pane, where you can configure the web part further.
5. Publish the page.

Option 2: Embed a Video Playlist using the Stream Web Part

Another option is to embed a video playlist using the Stream Web Part. I explained this web part here. However, when I wrote that post, it did not have the option to embed the entire playlist, just individual videos. So, to embed a video playlist, just choose the Playlist option.

1. Edit the SharePoint Page
2. Click the plus sign on the page and select Stream Web Part
3. This will embed the web part on the page. If you open the properties pane, you will be able to choose the source (Playlist, in our case). You can then configure additional settings as well.
4. Publish the page.

Embed via List or Embed via Stream?

Both methods above allow you to embed a playlist on a SharePoint page. But which one to choose?

1. It all comes down to the presentation. Stream Web Part has two video-specific layouts (Theater and Grid), while List has only one layout.
2. Stream Web Part also has additional settings on how many videos to show at once and on how many rows.
3. In my opinion, Stream Web Part is the better option
4. The List Web Part method might make sense if you are going to connect the Playlist to another list via Dynamic filtering.