# 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.