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How to Change the Size of a WordPress Video

Lim How Wei
April 12, 2024

If you upload a video on WordPress, it may be too large in size.

Let’s say that you uploaded a screen recorded video of a mobile app.

If you did, the video will take up almost half the entire page.

Similarly, if you were to embed a YouTube video to your post, its size might be too large.

In this quick guide, you’ll learn how to adjust or change the size of a WordPress video, whether it’s embedded or a YouTube video.

How to Change the Size of a WordPress Video

Here’s how to change the size of a WordPress video:

  1. Add a “Columns” block.
  2. Select the “33/33/33” column.
  3. Select the middle column and change the width of it on the “Block” tab (e.g. 300 px).
  4. Upload the video or embed the YouTube video!

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    Lim How Wei

    Lim How Wei is the founder of followchain.org, with 10+ years of experience in Social Media Marketing and 5+ years of experience as an active investor in stocks and cryptocurrencies. He has researched, tested, and written thousands of articles ranging from social media platforms to messaging apps.

    Lim has been quoted and referenced by major publications and media companies like WikiHow, Fast Company, HuffPost, Vice, New York Post, The Conversation, and many others. One of his articles about the gig economy was quoted by Joe Rogan, who hosts The Joe Rogan Experience (the most popular podcast in the world), in the This Past Weekend podcast (the third most popular podcast in the world as of 2026) by Theo Von.

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