Wistia Updates

Introducing rounded corners for your video player!

by Raven Covington, Senior Engineering Manager
We're excited to unveil our newest feature with you - rounded corners for your video player! Now, you can customize the edges of your video display to give it a sleek and modern design. Rounded corners are the perfect aesthetic touch to
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Improvement

🤝New Sharing & Embedding Experience

by Raven Covington, Senior Engineering Manager
We've introduced a fresh update to make sharing and embedding smoother and more intuitive than ever. Currently, the process of sharing and embedding is bundled into one action. This can be a hassle because if you want to quickly share a
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🛠 Heatmap removal from Private User Sessions

by KO, Senior Product Manager
Private User Sessions are a valuable tool for tracking activities of users logged into your account. However, the inclusion of Heatmaps in the design of this page doesn’t align well with its purpose; they are better suited for analytics.
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Deprecation

Google Universal Analytics (UA/GA3) is no longer supported

by KO, Senior Product Manager
As of July 1, 2023, Google has officially cut over from their Universal Analytics (also known as UA or GA3) in favor of Google Analytics 4 (GA4). This means that the UA/GA3 instance is no longer collecting new data which is why we have
Deprecation

Project Analytics Update

by KO, Senior Product Manager
Hello! We’ve been busy making our Analytics faster and easier to use. A few months ago, we beta-released a new version of Project Analytics that included an assortment of usability improvements as well as some new ways for you to see your
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Deprecation
Improvement

The IE 11 end-of-life Plan for Embeddables

by Meg Salisbury
Starting 1/1/22 we will no longer be supporting IE 11 for our audio player, video player, Channels, and other embeddables. This means that video and audio embeds viewed on IE 11 will continue to have uninterrupted playback. Certain Channel

Channel Custom Font Application Updates

by Meg Salisbury
Today we're releasing an update to how Custom Fonts in Channels are applied - making them more consistent across your Channels for maximum brand impact while also using our core font where needed to support Accessibility and responsive...
Improvement

New Video Customize and Channel Editor Options

by Meg Salisbury
We've rolled out three new updates to Wistia - an option to manage transcripts for your videos, control their appearance in Channel embeds, and an update to our default alignment behavior in Channel embeds. Video Transcripts When we...
Improvement

Removing Beta Flag to Disable the Accessible Player and Checklist

by Meg Salisbury
Starting today we are beginning the removal of our "Disable Player Accessibility and UI Updates" beta flag in Account Settings. Only a small number of accounts that had this flag checked will be impacted. The removal of this flag will...