WordPress theme compatibility

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By default, VideographyWP is compatible with any WordPress theme that uses the default WooCommerce gallery script and templates.
This makes it compatible with most WooCommerce WP themes but, since themes can modify the product gallery and use different JavaScript and templates, the filters that are implemented by WooCommerce and are used by the plugin to insert the video into the product gallery might be missing and the compatibility gets broken. This leads to the WooCommerce video not to be displayed into the product gallery.

When researching if VideographyWP is compatible (by default) with a WooCommerce WP theme, two things need to be checked with the theme developer:

  • Is the product gallery is using the default WooCommerce carousel script – Flexslider?
  • Are the templates used for displaying the gallery implementing all WooCommerce filters that can be found in single product template files product-image.php and product-thumbnails.php?

WooCommerce WP themes compatible with VideographyWP

While VideographyWP is compatible with any WordPress theme that uses the default WooCommerce product gallery script and templates, themes that implement custom product gallery JavaScript and use different product templates might not work as expected.

Below is an open list of such themes that were made compatible with VideographyWP even though they use different scripts and templates. With the help of our users we’re constantly expanding this list.

If you’re not sure if your WooCommerce WP theme is compatible with VideographyWP, please contact us and we will work with you to find a solution.

Besides themes, third party WooCommerce gallery plugins can also modify the product gallery and prevent VideographyWP from working correctly. Below is a list of plugins that are compatible with VideographyWP:

VideographyWP WooCommerce settings tab

When VideographyWP detects that WooCommerce is installed and active, it will display a new tab in plugin Settings page named “WooCommerce”. In it you will find additional information about the compatibility with your theme and also links to various documentation that will help you to understand how to use the plugin.

VideographyWP WooCommerce settings tab

Installed PRO but video isn’t visible in product gallery

Once VideographyWP PRO is installed, there’s not much else that needs to be done in order to be able to add a video in WooCommerce’s product gallery except for enabling the plugin for WooCommerce products. To do this, in WP admin go to Settings -> VideographyWP and under tab Settings make sure that post type “Products” is enabled in option “Allow for post type“.

VideographyWP enable WooCommerce products

Once this is done, just edit any WooCommerce product and add a video to the product gallery. The entire process of adding videos to posts (no matter the post type) is described under Importing videos.

If after adding a video to WooCommerce product gallery the video isn’t displayed in front-end, most likely your WP Woocommerce theme is either using a different JavaScript, other than WooCommerce’s Flexslider and/or it implements different templates for the product gallery which might be missing filters or actions.

In this case, please contact us and make sure you include:

  • your website address
  • the URL of a product page that has a video attached to the product gallery using VideographyWP
  • the name of your WordPress theme
  • location where your theme can be downloaded from (for free WP themes)