Import from YouTube to VideoPress

Import your YouTube videos to VideoPress, and say goodbye to third-party branding on your website.

Getting started

To switch over from YouTube to VideoPress, we recommend you:

• Work from a Desktop Computer environment rather than mobile
• Have a fast and stable internet connection
• Make sure that Jetpack VideoPress is installed and activated on your site

Export videos from YouTube

To export your YouTube videos, please follow these steps:

1. Log in to your Google/YouTube account
2. Visit the data transfer page at https://takeout.google.com.
3. Click the Deselect all button on the list of products to export.
4. Tick the box for “YouTube and YouTube Music.”
5. Click Next Step.
6. Under export options, choose the “Send download link via email” option and a larger size for the Zip file.
7. Wait for the link to arrive in your email. This can take between minutes and days, depending on how many videos you are exporting.
8. Download the Zip file(s) to your device
9. Navigate to “Takeout” -> “YouTube and YouTube Music” -> “videos” to find them.
10. Double-click them to uncompress the videos.

Import videos to the WordPress media library

To import the downloaded videos into VideoPress, follow these steps:

1. Visit your site’s media library (At {your-sites-domain}/wp-admin/upload.php).
2. Drag and drop the videos you want to import directly into the browser window.
3. You can multi-select files (we recommend 10 or fewer at a time) on your desktop by holding down the cmd or ctrl keys while clicking on the files.

The videos will upload to your Media Library right away and VideoPress will convert them for optimal playback on your site!

Edit the videos

After the upload completes you can edit the title, description and other details of the video by clicking on it in the media library.

Add imported videos to posts

Now that you have imported your videos to the Media Library, you’re all set to add them to Posts using the Video Block.