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Status Under Consideration
Categories 01. General/Multiple Areas
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 18, 2026

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Ability to Embed Videos From Connections Files Appliacation in TinyMCE Editor

Dear Team,

The Problem: Currently, embedding a video from the HCL Connections Files application into a Blog, Wiki, or Activity requires users to manually generate an "embed code" and insert it via the TinyMCE "Media" plugin. This multi-step process is a major roadblock for users and discourages rich media sharing as well as creating Wiki and Blog articles in Connections.

Proposed Solution: Please add a native integration/menu entry within the TinyMCE 'Insert' menu.

Expected Behavior: Users should be able to click an "Insert Video from Files" button, select the desired video directly from the Connections Files application, and have it embedded automatically—without ever needing to see or copy an embed code.

Thank you for your consideration.

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  • Guest
    Apr 9, 2026

    You should be aware that every video which is loaded from Connections files is loaded completely into the JVM Heapspace! If multiple users stream in parallel the heapsize uses n-times the video file size. You can only prevent this with the "Download through IHS" feature!

    Read https://stoeps.de/posts/2022/videostreaming_in_hcl_connections/ for details. When the feature is easier to apply for users, this will happen more often. I've seen environments going down, because of this streaming.

    Autoplay even makes it worse as these videos also appear in the Activitystream and autoplay starts loading into the WebSphere heap even when users not watch the movies.

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  • Guest
    Mar 19, 2026

    Additional Options:

    The "Insert Video from Files" function should also include an "autoplay" option, allowing the video to start automatically as soon as a user opens the entry containing it.

    Additionally, authors should be able to select the preview image displayed before users choose to start playing the video.

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