[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #39076: Reinstate Vimeo support in Twenty Seventeen

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#39076: Reinstate Vimeo support in Twenty Seventeen
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 Reporter:  nonproftechie    |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Themes           |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |     Focuses:  ui
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Comment (by bradyvercher):

 Hi @nonproftechie, I took a look at that site and it appears Squarespace
 is using some CSS tricks to hide the Vimeo controls off-screen, so it's
 not actually using the background feature available to paid accounts.

 [https://vimeo.com/forums/feature_requests/topic:278001 This post by
 Vimeo] suggests the background feature is still experimental and only
 available for paid accounts.

 This Squarespace [https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-
 us/articles/218562738-Adding-a-background-video support article for adding
 background videos] confirms that a paid account is needed:

 > We recommend uploading videos to a Vimeo Plus or PRO account. Vimeo
 Basic accounts display the Vimeo player bar for the first few seconds of
 playback in the background.

 And finally, the current Vimeo player API
 [https://github.com/vimeo/player.js/issues/39 doesn't support background
 videos yet].

 I did put together a [https://github.com/bradyvercher/custom-header-vimeo
 prototype for adding Vimeo support] if you would like to give it a shot.
 It uses their most recent API, but there is a legacy handler you can
 enable if you have a paid Vimeo account and want to use the background
 support.

 If Vimeo rolls out full support for background videos and allows it to be
 used on free accounts, it might be worth incorporating into core.

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