What is a Short Video?

What is a short video?

A "Short" video is a portrait video that is recorded or displayed in a vertical orientation, with a taller height than width.

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What is Aspect Ratio recommended and how to set it up?

The recommended aspect ratio is "6×19", and you can set it globally from the "Player Aspect Ratio" dropdown field in the Appearance > Customize > Theme Options > Single Template section, or locally in the "Main Video Source" meta box on the Edit Post screen.

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How to enable Auto-detect portrait aspect ratio feature?

Navigate to the Appearance > Customize > Theme Options > Single Template section and enable "Auto-detect portrait aspect ratio" checkbox.

Note that enabling this feature only affects the player aspect ratio, not the thumbnail images.

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How to show a short video under the User Profile > Shorts tab?

A short video will be displayed under the "Shorts" tab if it is tagged with either a "short" or "portrait" tag by default. You can add more tags in the "Portrait Terms" field located in the Appearance > Customize > Theme Options > Archive Video Template section.

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How to display portrait-oriented videos instead of landscape-oriented videos under specific tags?

Navigate to the Appearance > Customize > Theme Options > Archive Video Template section and define your own tags from the "Portrait Terms" field, "short" and "portrait" tags are defined by default.