Embed alugha videos in Moodle or other LMS

Summary

Bring multilingual, accessible videos into your Moodle course or any other LMS using the alugha embed code. The embed is a responsive iframe that works in Moodle, TalentLMS, Docebo, Canvas, Thinkific, Teachable, LearnWorlds, and every other platform with an HTML editor — no plugin required.

Prerequisites

Before you begin:

A published alugha video (see Publish your multilingual video project).
An LMS with an HTML editor or raw HTML mode (almost every modern LMS has one — look for an </> or Source button in the text editor).
Permission to add HTML content to your course or learning object.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Copy the embed code from the dubbr

Follow Share your video with a link or QR code to open the SHARE YOUR PROJECT dialog, then switch to the EMBED OPTIONS tab.

Configure the embed to match your course needs:

LANGUAGE — leave on Automatic for auto-detection, or pick a specific language to force it.
SUBTITLES — switch to On by default for classroom use if you want captions visible from the start.
VIDEO SIZE — keep Responsive 16:9 for almost every LMS layout.
CUSTOM OPTIONS — consider enabling Play on loop for looping station-style content, or a Start Video at timecode to focus on a specific segment.

Click COPY next to the EMBED CODE field. The snippet on your clipboard looks like this:

<div style="position: relative; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;">
  <iframe style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;"
    allow="fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen
    src="https://alugha.com/embed/web-player?v=YOUR_VIDEO_ID">
  </iframe>
</div>

2. Paste into your LMS’s HTML editor

Open the learning object (lesson, page, or activity) in your LMS. Switch the text editor to HTML mode (sometimes labelled Source, Code view, or </>). Paste the embed code where you want the player to appear. Save or publish the learning object.

On the learner-facing view, the alugha player renders inline — responsive, 16:9, with automatic language detection and the usual player controls.

Platform-specific tips

Moodle

Open any activity or resource with an Atto or TinyMCE editor (Label, Page, Book, Lesson, Quiz feedback, Forum post).
Click the HTML button (</> icon) to switch to raw HTML and paste the embed.
Moodle’s default TrustText policy may strip iframe tags from untrusted users — a site administrator can grant moodle/site:trustcontent to trusted teachers if needed.
In Book resources the embed sits inline inside the chapter content — use the H5P activity if you want interactive overlays instead.

Canvas

In the Rich Content Editor click the HTML Editor toggle (bottom right) and paste the embed.
Canvas may wrap the iframe in a sandbox — test in Student View before publishing.

TalentLMS, Docebo, Thinkific, Teachable, LearnWorlds

All of these offer a Text / HTML lesson type or Custom HTML widget.
Create the lesson, switch to HTML/Source view, paste the embed, save.
For Thinkific and Teachable, the Code / Custom HTML lesson type is the cleanest choice — no formatting interference from the WYSIWYG.

SCORM packages

If you are building a SCORM or xAPI package (Articulate Storyline, Rise, Adapt, Lectora), insert the iframe as a Web Object or Embed Web Content element.
Use the direct embed URL (https://alugha.com/embed/web-player?v=VIDEO_ID) without the wrapping div if the authoring tool manages sizing for you.

Why alugha fits LMS use cases

One link, all languages — international courses can reach German, Spanish, French, and more learners with a single embed. The player auto-switches based on each learner’s browser language.
Accessibility built in — published subtitles and captions are available in the player without extra setup, helping you meet WCAG and institutional accessibility policies.
Responsive 16:9 — the player scales to any container, from mobile to desktop, without breaking your LMS layout.
GDPR-compliant hosting — videos are hosted on alugha’s EU infrastructure — a compliance win for EU-based education institutions.
No third-party trackers in the embed — learner privacy is preserved by default.

Good to know

No LMS plugin needed — every embed is plain HTML/iframe. That also means no plugin-maintenance burden on your IT team.
The same embed code works everywhere — once copied, you can paste it into multiple LMS courses, documentation pages, or internal wikis without regenerating.
If your LMS strips iframes by default, ask your admin to whitelist alugha.com in the allowed embed domains.
xAPI / tracking — alugha does not emit xAPI statements. If you need view-time tracking, wrap the embed in your LMS’s native video-completion widget or use HTML5 postMessage listeners on a custom integration.
Mobile apps — most LMS mobile apps (Moodle Mobile, Canvas Student) render iframes via their built-in webview. Test on one device before rolling out to a cohort.

Troubleshooting

The iframe is stripped after I save:

The LMS (or its editor plugin) filters iframes for security. Ask your admin to grant trust-content permissions to your role, or to whitelist alugha.com in the HTML sanitiser.
In Moodle, check Site administration → Security → Site security settings → Allowed iframes.

The player loads but does not play inside the LMS:

Some LMSs block third-party cookies by default — this can affect language detection but usually not playback itself.
Check the browser console for Content-Security-Policy (CSP) errors. If you see frame-src violations, add https://alugha.com to your LMS’s CSP.

The player is squashed or oversized:

The embed relies on padding-bottom: 56.25% on a wrapping div. If your LMS strips the wrapping div, add a fixed width and height on the iframe instead (for example width="720" height="405").

I want to restrict viewing to logged-in learners:

alugha embeds respect the project-level STATE. Set the video to Unlisted so only people with the link (i.e., learners inside your LMS course) can watch.
For hard-gated access (pay-per-view-style), the LMS itself handles learner auth — the alugha player sits inside the protected learning object.

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