Advanced player settings: Customize text displayed in the player


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You can customize the text displayed in the player through the player's Advanced Settings. This configuration isn't exposed in the standard Player Studio interface.

Use this setting to replace the default player text for one or more languages, including control labels, status messages, and error messages.

Access the advanced settings

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  1. Log in to your Rich Media CMS and click the Studio tab. 
  2. The Player Studio page displays. 

  3. Click the player you want to edit from the list (or use the search bar in the top right).
  4. If you haven't created a player yet, check out our article Create a player for guidance.

    The player settings display.

  5. Scroll to the bottom of the player settings and click Advanced Settings.
  6. The advanced settings editor opens.

Customize player text

  1. In the Advanced Settings panel, hover over text then click the green+ icon.
  2. The Key Name box displays.

  3. In the box, enter translations, then click the green checkmark or press 'enter'.
  4. The new 'translations' setting displays.

  5. Hover over the translations setting and click the green edit icon.
  6. A box containing a null value displays.

  7. Replace the null value with your translation configuration exactly as shown below (make sure to include the opening and closing curly brackets { }), then click the small green checkmark.
  8. In this example:

  • en specifies the language.
  • kalturaLive and controls identify the groups of player text to update.
  • offline_title and play identify the text to replace.
  • "Custom title" and "My play button" are the replacement text that will be displayed in the player.

It will look something like this:

When entering JSON:

  • Make sure each line ends with a comma except the last one before a closing bracket.
  • Use double quotes " around key names and string values.
  • 5. Click Save at the top right before exiting.
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