December 2019 Summaries

Video calls are widely used for various types of meetings, but some meetings require specific user needs like presentations or live streams where the focus is on the presenter rather than all participants. Daily.co API allows users to customize video calls by preconfiguring a meeting link and using properties such as start_video_off and start_audio_off to set audio and video off at the start of a call, toggle presenter mode with owner_only_broadcast property, or use Shh mode for basic video calls. Users can configure calls directly within Daily.co's developer docs pages, which provide simple steps to create a room object with audio and video set to off, allowing users to manually turn on their camera/mic at any time after joining the call. The API also allows developers to use local environments to create and configure rooms using code, and provides documentation and support for integrating video call presentations into products.

To embed a video call on a Wordpress.org site, start by adding a Custom HTML block to your page and then paste our provided embed code into it. Replace the URL with one of your own, such as a basic call room created in your Daily.co dashboard or a custom room created with their API. Once live, you'll see a video call running in the lower right corner of your browser window, which can be fully customized if desired. Additionally, note that there are iframe plugins available for Wordpress, but they require extra code and styling to work properly, making the Custom HTML block a recommended option.

You can create a full-screen video call on your own domain by adding a specific script to your webpage before the closing body tag, which sets the video call to fill the browser window and uses a custom URL for the meeting link. This allows you to brand your user's experience, improve SEO, and create richer experiences on your site. By using this method, you can share your own website link with others to join the video call, rather than relying on a Daily.co room link. Additionally, ensuring that your webpage uses a secure protocol is necessary for meeting links, as it poses a security risk if not used.