- Can I lazy load a video?
- How do you load an entire video when the webpage is loaded?
- Do videos slow down websites?
Can I lazy load a video?
As with image elements, you can also lazy-load video. Videos are commonly loaded with the <video> element (although an alternate method using <img> has emerged with limited implementation). How to lazy-load <video> depends on the use case, though.
How do you load an entire video when the webpage is loaded?
HTML | <video> preload Attribute
auto: It is used to specify that the browser should load the entire video when the page loads. metadata: It is used to specify that the browser should load only metadata when the page loads.
Do videos slow down websites?
It depends on what you're using to embed your videos, how many other elements you have on your page, the optimization of your site as a whole, as well as a number of other factors. If these are implemented properly, video should not influence your page loading speed.