Hello Shaun,

Apologies for the inconvenience.

It is not possible to insert any iframe code within the Rich Text field of Dynamic Content. This restriction applies not only to YouTube embeds but to all iframe-based content, as they are automatically stripped for security and formatting reasons.

Regarding the Video Addon behavior, unfortunately there is currently no built-in option to conditionally hide the video player when no video source is available. As a result, the placeholder/player with the “no supported format” message is displayed when the field is empty.

I understand this is not ideal and does require improvement. I will raise this with the development team and project manager for further review and possible enhancement in a future update.

We appreciate your patience and understanding.

Is there code I can place into the dynamic media field that would only display if a video is selected? Or a way to turn off iframes from getting stripped? With joomla and the other editors I can allow iframes but I can't with the rich text editor and that seems like something that would be a beneficial to allow.

Hello Shaun,

Thank you for the follow-up.

At the moment, there is no supported way to allow iframes inside the Dynamic Content rich text field. The content sanitization process is handled at the framework level to protect the site from potential security risks such as XSS (cross-site scripting), which is why all iframe-based content (including YouTube embeds) is automatically stripped.

Even if Joomla or other editors allow enabling iframe support, in this specific Dynamic Content field the sanitization rules are enforced independently, so it cannot be overridden or disabled from configuration.

Regarding conditional display of media fields, there is also currently no built-in mechanism to render video markup only when a value exists in the field. The video output is tied to the field rendering itself, so when the field is empty, the player container is still generated, which leads to the fallback message you are seeing.

I understand this limitation is not ideal for flexible layouts. I will share your feedback with the development team so they can evaluate possible improvements for conditional rendering and safer embed handling in future updates.

We appreciate your understanding and your input on this—it is valuable for improving the product.