How to Share Media in Gato with Mediaflo

To embed Mediaflo content in a Gato page, you can either paste a URL of the media or playlist to a Gato page, or use custom embed code to embed the media or playlist page into a Gato page. Learn more about Gato.

Share Mediaflo content with Gato:

Copy the Media's URL in Mediaflo

  1. Go to the Mediaflo home page.
  2. Enter your NetID and Password.
  3. Make sure TxState Net ID is selected.
  4. Click Login.
  5. Under the Media Library tab, click Permalink under the media Thumbnail that you would like to retrieve the URL from.
    NOTE: If the Permalink Icon is grayed out, it means the media has not been published yet. Learn more here.
  6. A system-generated URL will appear in the Permalink pop-up window. If you would like to create a custom permalink, type a name in the text box, and then click Create. An updated link will replace the old one at the top.
  7. Copy the URL. 

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Copy a Playlist's URL in Mediaflo

  1. Go to the Mediaflo home page.
  2. Enter your NetID and Password.
  3. Make sure TxState Net ID is selected.
  4. Click Login.
  5. Click the Playlists tab.
  6. Under the Media Library tab, click Permalink under the media Thumbnail that you would like to retrieve the URL from.
    NOTE: If the Permalink Icon is grayed out, it means the media has not been published yet. Learn more.
  7. A system-generated URL will appear in the Permalink pop-up window. If you would like to create a custom permalink, type a name in the text box, and then click Create. An updated link will replace the old one at the top.
  8. Copy the URL

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Paste a Mediaflo URL to a Gato page

  1. Login Gato Edit.
  2. Select an existing page or create a new page.
  3. Click Add Content underneath the desired section.
  4. Select Embed Video Content type.
  5. Click Choose.
  6. If desired, add a Title.
  7. Paste the Mediaflo URL into the Video URL text box.
  8. Click Save Changes.

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Copy Mediaflo Media Embed Code

  1. Navigate to the Media Library tab.
  2. Click Embed located under the media item thumbnail that you want to embed.
  3. Select iFrame from the Mode drop-down menu.
  4. Select the check boxes for the options you wish to apply.
  5. Copy the code. 

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Paste Mediaflo Playlist Embed Code

  1. Navigate to the Playlists tab.
  2. Click Embed Playlist next to the Playlist you want to embed.
  3. Select iFrame from the Custom Plugin Code drop-down menu at the bottom of the page.
  4. Copy the text from the Custom Plugin Code text box.
  5. Right click to choose Copy or use your keyboard shortcuts 

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Paste Mediaflo Embed Code into a Gato page

  1. Login Gato Edit.
  2. Select an existing page or create a new page.
  3. Click Add Content.
  4. Select Rich Editor.
    NOTE: Do not use the Embed Video Paragraph.
  5. Click Choose.
  6. Select Source from the toolbar.
  7. Paste the embed code.
  8. Click Save.

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