This article introduces the different parts of the Playlist details page to help you find your way around the Wowza Video user interface.
Playlists provide a way to combine several videos into one player. They can be used to group videos into a viewing list that plays in a certain order. For more details, see Overview of playlists in Wowza Video.
Typical use cases for playlists include a series of training videos that are recorded as single videos and then ordered as a playlist, or TV episodes where you combine a whole season's episodes for binge-watching. You can create:
- Manual playlists where you add and arrange videos exactly as you prefer.
- Dynamic playlists where videos and playback order are updated automatically and continuously based on a set of defined rules.
For information on sharing playlists, see Share a playlist in Wowza Video.
Playlist details reference
To view playlist details, click Playlists in the sidebar navigation in Wowza Video. Then, switch between the Manual or Dynamic tabs to find your playlists. You can also manually search to discover existing playlists on each tab. Click the name of the playlist to view its details.
Manual playlists
- Manual – A manually-created playlist.
- Share playlist – Open the Share playlist modal and get embed codes to add playlists to your websites. You can also copy a link to a Wowza-hosted page and share the playlist directly with your audience. For more, see Share a playlist in Wowza Video.
- ID – The playlist id.
- Name – A short, descriptive identifier for the playlist that differentiates it from other playlists (maximum 255 characters).
- Description – A description of the playlist.
- Add Videos – Add more videos to the playlist or move videos off of the playlist. All available videos are displayed in a list, and you can search for, then drag and drop each video to the Playlist box or vice versa. You can drag and drop videos in the Playlist box to reorder them.
- Preview – A visual of the playlist videos and their order.
- Update playlist – Click to save changes made to an existing playlist.
Dynamic playlists
- Dynamic – A playlist set by rules for the creation and order of the videos in the playlist.
- Share playlist – Open the Share playlist modal and get embed codes to add playlists to your websites. You can also copy a link to a Wowza-hosted page and share the playlist directly with your audience. For more, see Share a playlist in Wowza Video.
- ID – The playlist id.
- Name – A short, descriptive identifier for the playlist that differentiates it from other playlists (maximum 255 characters).
- Description – A description of the playlist.
- Include videos by category – Rule you can set to include all videos in the playlist by a specific category and subcategories of the category. For more, see Use categories and subcategories in Wowza Video.
- Include videos from subcategories – When checked, all videos with subcategories in the category you selected will be included in the playlist.
- Include videos by tags – Rule you can set to include any or all videos in the playlist by specific tags. When checked, all videos with either Any or All of the tags you add will be included in the playlist.
- Exclude videos by tags – Rule you can set to exclude any or all videos in the playlist by specific tags. When checked, all videos with either Any or All of the tags you add will be excluded from the playlist.
- Sort videos by – Rule you can set to sort videos in the playlist by the following:
- Title (A-Z)
- Title (Z-A)
- Most recently published
- Most viewed (last 7 days)
- Include a maximum of X videos – Sets the maximum number of videos that can be in the playlist. The number can range from 1-99.
- Preview – Displays a preview of your playlist based on the rules you set.
- Update playlist – Click to save changes made to an existing playlist.
