Player
Trailer-only mode: watch trailers, no player
Short answer
In trailer-only mode the site shows the synopsis, cast, ratings and the trailer, and hides every watch button. Nothing third-party is loaded, so there are no player redirects, no popups and no source list.
Quick fix
- Want trailers but no players at all? Set the site to trailer-only in /admin → Player.
- Want a list of sources with no embed? Use links-only mode instead.
- On a title page, “Watch trailer” always works in all three modes except off.
The four modes, in one table
Player mode is a single setting that applies across the entire catalogue. It is not something visitors choose, and it is not a per-title override.
- Full — trailer plus a watch button that opens the configured sources in the shield.
- Trailer only — trailer, synopsis, cast and episodes; no watch button and no iframe.
- Links only — the watch page still embeds the configured sources; the source list is the primary control and no outbound links are shown.
- Off — no trailer and no watch button anywhere. The site becomes a pure discovery catalogue.
Why a site would choose trailer-only
Trailer-only is the safest configuration for ad networks and for hosting providers. The page still gives a visitor something to watch, but the site never frames a third-party video page, so there is no embedded player to police and far less chance of a redirect chain.
It is also faster. A title page in trailer-only mode makes one YouTube embed request instead of also loading a third-party player document, its ad scripts and its tracking pixels.
What is lost
Honesty first: trailer-only removes the reason many visitors came. If the operator switches to trailer-only, expect sessions to end on the title page. My List, search, the episode guide and the share buttons all keep working — the catalogue stays intact — but “watch now” disappears.
The legal half: where to watch instead
Trailer-only works best when the page answers the question the trailer raises. Every title page and every player page lists the services that license that title in the visitor’s country, with subscription, free and rent-or-buy rows, sourced from JustWatch through TMDB and refreshed every six hours.
That list is what makes trailer-only a directory rather than a dead end: the visitor gets a licensed place to watch, and the page becomes a page search engines and AI answers can cite for “where to watch”. Outbound service links are tagged with this site’s domain and stay nofollow, so nothing is passed on that was not earned.
Common questions
Can I switch modes without a redeploy?
Yes. Player mode is stored in the site config and revalidates the layout on save, so the next request renders the new mode.
Does trailer-only mode remove the watch page?
The URL stays reachable so old links do not break, but the page no longer embeds a player or offers a watch button.
Is the trailer still embedded from YouTube?
Yes, through youtube-nocookie so no cookie is set until playback, and it is not affected by the player shield.
Written from this site's own player behaviour and TMDB data. Metadata, posters and availability come from TMDB; streaming availability is provided by JustWatch. This site does not host video files and does not sell streams.