- Where to find it
- Labelled Video Muted in the "Selected Component" section of the Modify drawer.
- Offered by
- The Video component. Other components do not have this setting.
- Per device
- Yes — you can set one value for every screen, or separate values for phone, tablet, and desktop.
In plain English
Muting starts the video silent. The sound is not removed — a visitor can turn it back on from the controls whenever they like — it simply does not arrive uninvited.
This setting has a second job that matters more than the first: it is what makes autoplay legal. Browsers block autoplaying video that has sound, so a background clip that plays on its own must be muted or it will not play at all.
For a video someone presses play on deliberately, leave it unmuted. They asked for it; they expect to hear it.
What each option does
| Option | What you will see |
|---|---|
true | Start silent. Required for autoplay to work. |
false | Start with sound. The right choice for a video the visitor presses play on. |
When you would use it
- Any autoplaying video — this is not optional there.
- A clip whose soundtrack adds nothing.
How to change it
- Click the video component on the canvas.
- In the Modify drawer, open "Selected Component", then "Video Muted".
- Choose "true" or "false".
One value, or one per device? Every input in this setting sits under a “Same value for all resolutions” checkbox. Leave it checked for a single value everywhere, or uncheck it to give phones, tablets, and desktops their own. How per-device values work.
Watch out for
- If you set Video Autoplay, set this to "true" as well. Autoplay with sound is blocked by every current browser.
- If the video conveys something through speech, muting it by default means most visitors miss the point entirely. Say it in text nearby too.
- Muted and controls hidden together means the sound is unreachable. Leave the controls on if the audio matters at all.
Related settings
Where to go next
- Back to the Video component — everything else it can do.
- The Composer — the editing surface these settings live in.
- Publishing — how a change like this reaches your live site.