You control video settings and details with Jetpack VideoPress.
From your WP Admin, go to Jetpack → VideoPress to access your VideoPress library.

Once you’ve uploaded your video, hover over it to make changes to these configurations:
Edit Video Details
You can change the title and description of your video. This is helpful of SEO and accessibility. You can also add chapters.
Update thumbnail
VideoPress will choose a thumbnail to display automatically, but you can edit it here.
- Click on the pencil icon on the existing image.
- Select a frame, choose a picture from your media gallery, or upload a new image.
- Save changes.
Adjust privacy
Change the privacy of your video to Public
, Private
, or to default to your site’s settings for all videos.
WordPress shortcode
You can copy the WordPress shortcode by clicking Copy, as shown in the image below. For greater control over the width of the video player, you can use this shortcode block as described under Resizing a video.

Still need help?
Please contact support directly. We’re happy to lend a hand and answer any other questions that you may have.