# Let users add links to videos and display in app **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [February 4, 2020, 9:00am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243 "2020-02-04T09:00:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shakoure\_Char](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/shakoure_char/32/3197_2.png) [@Shakoure\_Char](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Shakoure_Char)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 9:00am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243/1 "2020-02-04T09:00:14Z")
I’ve searched for a couple of hours now, and could not find anywhere that allows member/users to upload a link to a youtube (or any streaming) video. I’ve never heard of an “Instagram” type of member platform that has no feature for members to post videos. Either that function is extremely well hidden or this platform is ignoring a fundamentally basic feature. ---
**Author:** ![Miguel\_Goncalves](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/miguel_goncalves/32/2257_2.png) [@Miguel\_Goncalves](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Miguel_Goncalves)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 10:09am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243/2 "2020-02-04T10:09:41Z")
Hi. You can do it 🙂 You just need to place a text field in the post submission form. Then, on the post page, you place a video field, that matches that text field in the post submission form. I hope it helps 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Shakoure\_Char](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/shakoure_char/32/3197_2.png) [@Shakoure\_Char](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Shakoure_Char)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243/3 "2020-02-04T19:02:58Z")
Ok, great. So glad to hear that. Now, I’m hoping you can tell me just a little bit more detail. Where do I put the post submission form… in the Posts, User Profile, or the Users Tab? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243/4 "2020-02-04T19:39:02Z")
Anywhere you want. I’d say Posts, but doesn’t matter. A form button can write to any sheet you want. ---
**Author:** ![Shakoure\_Char](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/shakoure_char/32/3197_2.png) [@Shakoure\_Char](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Shakoure_Char)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243/5 "2020-02-04T19:58:00Z")
This is totally confusing. I created the post submission form, added a Video column to the Post spreadsheet, and connected them. The form button for the video appears and I can add a video URL. However, the post simply appears as an empty box. Even though the URL link appears as text on the box, it doesn’t do anything if I click on it. Is there a step-by-step instruction or video that I can follow to help do this? I fear wasting several more hours trying to figure this out. ---
**Author:** ![spencersRus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/spencersrus/32/69_2.png) [@spencersRus](https://community.glideapps.com/u/spencersRus)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243/6 "2020-02-04T20:46:42Z")
Does this help? You can copy the app and ‘look under the hood’ [https://ug4eo.glideapp.io](https://ug4eo.glideapp.io) ---
**Author:** ![Shakoure\_Char](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/shakoure_char/32/3197_2.png) [@Shakoure\_Char](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Shakoure_Char)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243/7 "2020-02-04T23:41:35Z")
Anything that provides some insight or clues can help. I’ll gratefully have a look. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![spencersRus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/spencersrus/32/69_2.png) [@spencersRus](https://community.glideapps.com/u/spencersRus)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243/8 "2020-02-05T00:59:17Z")
I did another trick with the links. I added a second page about 8PM EST. It is a little more work, but may be what you are looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Shakoure\_Char](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/shakoure_char/32/3197_2.png) [@Shakoure\_Char](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Shakoure_Char)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 3:49am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243/9 "2020-02-05T03:49:42Z")
Yes, I see. It’s still a bit glitchy but at least now I’m getting the videos to appear in 2 out of the 3 places I was trying to get them placed. Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 4:17am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243/10 "2020-02-05T04:17:34Z")
I created an example of how to get combined photo & video thumbnail images in a tile view: [https://filteredlist.glideapp.io](https://filteredlist.glideapp.io) Only way thumbnails don’t autopopulate is via filepicker-\>video. Youtube and Google Drive works just fine. Images uploaded or linked work as well. Not sure if firebase has a URL hack that will allow you to grab a thumbnail from a hosted vid…prolly something that needs to be made available on Glide’s end. ---
**Author:** ![Aj2666](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/aj2666/32/1822_2.png) [@Aj2666](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Aj2666)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 5:13am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243/11 "2020-02-05T05:13:34Z")
Thanks @Robert_Petitto for sharing. How did you do the top horizontal choice menu? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 5:15am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243/12 "2020-02-05T05:15:14Z")
@Aj2666 [New Features: Circle Tiles, Inline Choice, Twitter Cards](https://community.glideapps.com/t/new-features-circle-tiles-inline-choice-twitter-cards/4265) ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243/13 "2020-02-05T05:17:44Z")
@Aj2666 👆 Ditto ---
**Author:** ![Aj2666](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/aj2666/32/1822_2.png) [@Aj2666](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Aj2666)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 5:23am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243/14 "2020-02-05T05:23:36Z")
Thanks, I do not know how I missesd it ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Shakoure\_Char](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/shakoure_char/32/3197_2.png) [@Shakoure\_Char](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Shakoure_Char)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 5:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243/15 "2020-02-05T05:45:06Z")
That’s pretty cool. Just one question… How was that done? The glide app doesn’t allow copying so we can’t see the mechanics of it. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 5:54am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243/16 "2020-02-05T05:54:42Z")
Not ready to allow copying yet…too messy. The solution is simple though…two sheets. One as a placeholder for the choice list items (“Category”) with ref link to the second sheet (“Key”). I also included a one-cell “output” destination (“Selection”) for choice component. The second sheet of data is then filtered by the output cell in the glide app. I’ll try to clean it up a bit and make it avail soon. ![Screen Shot 2020-02-05 at 12.49.48 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/f/f99f5ceea75485d0369db5d8140efbfb910a189f.png) ![Screen Shot 2020-02-05 at 12.49.56 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/a/a7200abbb6c1757dcaa828fc98e23c4475e9c434.png) ---
**Author:** ![Rio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rio/32/12251_2.png) [@Rio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rio)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243/17 "2020-11-12T02:52:46Z")
Hi Spencer! Can you reshare how you display videos from user entries! ---
**Author:** ![Rio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rio/32/12251_2.png) [@Rio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rio)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243/18 "2020-11-12T02:54:22Z")
Hi Robert, can you share the video thumbnail app again? How a user’s video entry can be display ala insta.?? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 3:43am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243/19 "2020-11-12T03:43:34Z")
Sure thing…are they uploading videos via the file picker? ---
**Author:** ![Rio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rio/32/12251_2.png) [@Rio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rio)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 6:44am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243/20 "2020-11-12T06:44:22Z")
Yes I’d like to give users the option to upload video then show them like insta posts! Any thoughts! Rio [Next page](https://community.glideapps.com/t/let-users-add-links-to-videos-and-display-in-app/4243.md?page=2)