The Location Tracking Settings feature in the dadan platform provides users with a powerful tool to manage and control the accessibility of their video content across different domains. This functionality is designed to enhance privacy and security by allowing users to define explicit rules for where their videos can be viewed, ensuring that content is only accessible on authorized domains.
Additionally, the feature includes options to specify how unlisted domains are treated, providing a comprehensive solution for managing video visibility. This document outlines the steps to configure the Location Tracking Settings effectively, enabling users to tailor their video access policies to meet their specific needs.
Steps to enable domain filtering #
Enabling domain filtering allows users to restrict or allow video playback based on the host domain, offering a flexible approach to content distribution.
- Access the account settings by clicking on your profile picture and selecting Account & Preferences from the dropdown menu.
- Navigate to the Location Tracking option under the My Account section.
- Click on Enable Filtering to activate domain-level access control for your videos.
- Choose how to treat unspecified domains by selecting either “Blacklisted Domain (Block if not listed)” or “Whitelisted Domain (Allow if not listed)” from the dropdown menu.
Embed a video #
When you embed a video in a website, it will be added automatically to the list as unspecified.
To embed the video:
- Go to the Share Your Video section in the video playback screen.
- Select the Inline Embed tab on the pop-up.
- Copy the embed code to integrate the video into your website.
- After embedding the video in a website, its domain will be automatically listed here as Unspecified. To change its Status, click the settings (gear) button next to the domain.
- Select the Access Policy (Allowed or Blocked) on the pop-up as needed and click Save.
- Example of an allowed embedded video.
- Example of a blocked embedded video.
Adding domains manually #
You can also add specific domain(s) manually:
- Click the + Add Domain(s) button, enter the domain name (e.g., example.com).
- Select the access policy (Allowed or Blocked), then click Save.
Managing embed locations #
dadan lets you also manage your embed locations and domains for a specific video.
To manage embed locations:
- Select Embed Locations from the video details in the playback screen, where you can view and adjust the domains where the video is allowed or blocked.
- Check embed activity by country by selecting Embed Activity by Country to see a map-based overview of where the video has been embedded.
Disable domain filtering #
You can disable filtering if needed by clicking Disable Filtering to remove all domain restrictions.
Playlists embed locations #
You can also manage embed locations in your video playlist:
- Click the three dots next to the playlist title. Select Embed Locations from the drop-down menu.
- Click Embed Activity by Country to monitor it for the playlist.
