How to Integrate RumbleTalk Group Chat with Wistia
Wistia is a popular video hosting platform used by businesses and content creators to host, manage, and share professional videos. By combining Wistia with RumbleTalk, you can add a live group chat alongside your video — keeping your audience engaged and on your website instead of scattering the conversation across YouTube comments or social media.
This guide walks you through embedding both a Wistia video and a RumbleTalk chat room side by side on any webpage.
Part A: Get Your RumbleTalk Embed Code
- Log in to your RumbleTalk admin panel.
- Select the chat room you want to use alongside your video.
- Click the Embed tab.
- Copy the embed code snippet provided.
Keep this code ready — you will paste it into your page alongside the Wistia embed code in the final step.
Part B: Get Your Wistia Embed Code
- Log in to your Wistia account at wistia.com.
- Open the video you want to embed.
- Click the Share button (or the </> Embed & Share option in the video menu).
- Select the Inline Embed tab.
- Copy the embed code. It will look similar to this:
<script src="https://fast.wistia.com/embed/medias/YOUR_VIDEO_ID.jsonp" async></script>
<script src="https://fast.wistia.com/assets/external/E-v1.js" async></script>
<div class="wistia_embed wistia_async_YOUR_VIDEO_ID" style="height:360px;width:640px"> </div>Replace YOUR_VIDEO_ID with the actual ID from your Wistia video URL.
Putting It Together: Side-by-Side Layout
To display the Wistia video and RumbleTalk chat next to each other, paste both embed codes into a simple HTML layout like this:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.container {
display: flex;
flex-direction: row;
gap: 16px;
align-items: flex-start;
}
.video-wrapper {
flex: 2;
}
.chat-wrapper {
flex: 1;
height: 360px;
}
.chat-wrapper iframe {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
border: none;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<!-- Wistia Video -->
<div class="video-wrapper">
<script src="https://fast.wistia.com/embed/medias/YOUR_VIDEO_ID.jsonp" async></script>
<script src="https://fast.wistia.com/assets/external/E-v1.js" async></script>
<div class="wistia_embed wistia_async_YOUR_VIDEO_ID" style="height:360px;width:100%"> </div>
</div>
<!-- RumbleTalk Chat -->
<div class="chat-wrapper">
/* Paste your RumbleTalk embed code here */
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>This layout places the video on the left and the chat on the right. You can adjust the flex values or heights to fit your page design.
Why Use RumbleTalk With Wistia?
Wistia is built for professional video hosting — but it does not include a live audience chat. Adding RumbleTalk fills that gap:
- Keep viewers on your site — no need to point them to a Discord server or a social media comment section.
- Moderate in real time — approve messages, mute users, or slow down the chat during high-traffic moments.
- Gate access to registered users — combine Wistia’s privacy controls with RumbleTalk’s members-only chat room for subscriber or paid content experiences.
- Export chat transcripts — review what your audience said after the session ends.
Integrating RumbleTalk with Wistia is that straightforward. If you have any questions or run into issues, feel free to contact our support team.
Yes. RumbleTalk works alongside any Wistia embed type — inline, popover, or SEO embed. Simply place both embed codes in the same HTML page using a side-by-side layout.
Yes. Use RumbleTalk’s SSO (Single Sign-On) or members-only chat room settings to gate access to authenticated or registered users, aligning with your Wistia content access controls.
No. Basic HTML knowledge is enough to copy and paste both embed codes into a simple layout. No backend development or coding expertise is required.
RumbleTalk is a live group chat — messages appear in real time for all viewers watching simultaneously. It is not synced to video playback position, but works perfectly for live or scheduled watch events.
RumbleTalk can be embedded on any webpage where you control the HTML. If your Wistia channel is hosted on your own domain, you can embed RumbleTalk alongside it. Wistia-hosted channel pages do not support custom embeds.
