How can I restart or play a video from the beginning once it is out of view on Webflow?

Published on
September 22, 2023

To restart or play a video from the beginning once it is out of view on Webflow, you can use custom code combined with the video component's interactions. Here's how you can achieve this:

  1. Open the Webflow Designer and navigate to the page where you have the video element.

  2. Select the video element and go to the Interactions panel on the right-hand side.

  3. Click on the "+" button to add a new interaction and choose the trigger that suits your needs. For example, you might want to trigger the video restart when the element is scrolled into view or when a button is clicked.

  4. Once you've chosen the trigger, select the action that should happen when the trigger is activated. In this case, you want to restart the video, so choose the "Start Animation" action.

  5. In the animation settings, select the video element from the "Element" dropdown.

  6. Now, you need to add custom code to the interaction. Click on the "Add Action" button and choose the "Run JS" action.

  7. In the custom code field that appears, you can use JavaScript to restart the video. You can achieve this by accessing the video element's HTML element using its class or ID, and then calling the play() and currentTime methods. Here's an example code snippet:

    // Replace ".video-class" with the class or ID of your video element    var video = document.querySelector('.video-class');        // Restart the video    video.currentTime = 0;    video.play();
  1. Save the interaction and preview your website to test if the video restarts when it becomes out of view and then comes back into view or when the button is clicked.

By following these steps, you can ensure that the video restarts from the beginning whenever it goes out of view on your Webflow website.

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