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How Does Resume Playback Work?
How Does Resume Playback Work?

In this article we explain how Resume Playback works.

Erika Lehmann avatar
Written by Erika Lehmann
Updated this week

Why start the video from the beginning if you have already seen that part? Some of your viewers might leave your video and decide to come back. Instead of having them start the video again from the beginning you can now give them the option to start where they left! πŸ‘€

How it works:

In Vidalytics you can send your customers back to the same point where they left the previous time they watched your video.

By turning on "Resume Play" under the Play Options of your video settings page, your viewers will return to the same spot where they left off the previous time they visited your website.

You can also set whether they have the option to resume or start over by enabling the Resume Play Message option.

If you want your videos to start from the beginning each time a user visits your website, then turn off Resume Play Message.

How to Set Up:

1. Access your Video Settings: Access your video library and select the video in question, click Edit and this will take you to your Video Settings.

2. Access Playback Settings: Locate the Playback tab and click to access these settings.
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​3. Enable Resume Playback: The second option in Playback settings is Resume Playback. Toggle this option on to enable on your video.
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​4. Set Resume Playback Settings: Once you have enabled Resume Playback on your video you can now select/edit the options available.

  • Headline

  • Resume Text

  • Replay Text

  • Text Color

  • Shadow Color

And you are done! Publish your video any time you make any changes to ensure they are applied to your live video.

How it might look on your video:

Note: Video watch time is saved on a per-video basis. Switching videos would reset the counter, meaning that replacing the video would affect the resume play function and all viewers will start over with the new video.


For additional questions, feedback or assistance please feel free to reach out directly to support at [email protected]. 😊

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