FAQ
Does it require WooCommerce?
Section titled “Does it require WooCommerce?”Yes. Reel upgrades the WooCommerce single product gallery and does nothing without WooCommerce active.
Which video sources are supported?
Section titled “Which video sources are supported?”Self-hosted files (MP4, M4V, WebM, OGV) play with WordPress’s native video player. Any oEmbed-supported URL — YouTube, Vimeo and similar — is embedded automatically.
How do I set a product’s video?
Section titled “How do I set a product’s video?”Set the video URL in the product’s _reel_video_url meta field. An optional _reel_video_title gives that product its own video heading, overriding the default from settings.
Can I show the video somewhere other than the gallery?
Section titled “Can I show the video somewhere other than the gallery?”Yes. Use the [reel_video] shortcode or the Reel: Featured video block to render the current product’s video anywhere — both use the same reserved-space, no-CLS frame.
Does it use jQuery?
Section titled “Does it use jQuery?”No. Reel ships a single small vanilla-JavaScript file, deferred and loaded in the footer, only on the single product page.
Will it cause layout shift?
Section titled “Will it cause layout shift?”No. The lightbox is a fixed overlay that starts hidden, the zoom transform is clipped to the gallery frame, and the video sits in a fixed-ratio 16:9 frame that reserves its space before loading.
Is the lightbox accessible?
Section titled “Is the lightbox accessible?”Yes. It is fully keyboard operable, traps focus on its close control, restores focus on close and dismisses on Escape or a backdrop click. The dialog is named, the open control takes a custom accessible label, and the lightbox can show a caption from the image’s alt text.
Can I use only one of the features?
Section titled “Can I use only one of the features?”Yes. Hover zoom, the lightbox and the featured video each have their own on/off switch, so you can run any combination.
Does it work on touch devices?
Section titled “Does it work on touch devices?”Yes. The lightbox and video work everywhere; hover zoom can be disabled on touch devices, where hover is unreliable, while staying on for desktop pointers.
Can I re-theme it?
Section titled “Can I re-theme it?”Yes. The storefront styling uses themeable CSS custom properties with fluid sizing and dark-mode support, so you can adjust it from your theme stylesheet without overriding markup.
Free vs PRO?
Section titled “Free vs PRO?”The free edition covers hover zoom, the accessible lightbox and the featured video. Reel PRO is planned for 360-degree spin, video autoplay rules and CDN-backed lazy media.