How can I stop a Webflow Vimeo video from playing with a button other than the play button, close the video window when the close window button is pressed, and autoplay the video when the window opens?

To autoplay a Vimeo video, stop it with a custom button, and close the video modal, follow these steps using Webflow’s embed and interactions features.

1. Use Vimeo Embed with Autoplay Enabled

• Add an Embed element to your video modal.
• Inside it, paste the Vimeo video URL with autoplay enabled:
  e.g., https://player.vimeo.com/video/123456789?autoplay=1&muted=1
• The autoplay=1 will start the video automatically once the iframe/modal loads.
  If you want to ensure autoplay works on all browsers, add muted=1 to avoid user-interaction restrictions.

2. Set Up the Modal Open Interaction to Show Video

• Wrap the embed video in a hidden modal div (e.g., set to display: none).
• Create an Open Video button.
• Add a click interaction to the button:
• Show the modal and set display: flex or block.
• (Optional) Reset the video iframe content if needed (to ensure fresh autoplay).

3. Use Close Button to Hide Modal and Stop the Video

• Add a Close Video button to your modal.
• Add a click interaction to the close button:
• Hide the modal (e.g., set display: none).
• Use element actions → Embed → Set iframe src to blank or empty, which effectively reloads/stops the video.

4. Use Custom JavaScript to Stop Vimeo Playback (Optional)

If you want to retain the video state or avoid iframe reloads, you can use Vimeo’s JavaScript API:

• Give your iframe an ID (e.g., vimeo-player).

• Add this custom code in the Page Settings → Before tag:

  ```javascript

  ```

• This allows you to pause the video instead of reloading the iframe.

Summary

Use a Vimeo embed with autoplay parameters, control the video via Webflow interactions to show/hide the modal, and optionally add JavaScript to pause playback when the close button is pressed. This method ensures the video starts automatically when opened, and stops cleanly when closed.