Source: https://mindstamp.com/help/require-click-before-advancing
Generated from the Help Center records: 2026-10-05

# How do I require a click before the video continues?

Topic: [Interactions and logic](https://mindstamp.com/help/interactions) · Updated: 2026-09-25

## Short answer

Open the interaction, go to **Timing**, and set **Pause** to **At hide time (Require Click)**. If the viewer has not clicked it by its hide time, the video pauses there and waits for that click. To pause as soon as it appears instead, choose **At show time** with **Pause Length** set to **Until Interaction**.

## Steps

1. Select **Interactions** and open the button, hotspot, text or image.
2. Make sure its **Click Action** is not **None**.
3. Under **Timing**, set **Pause** to **At hide time (Require Click)**.
4. Set the **Hide** time. This is the latest point the video plays before it waits.
5. Save, and repeat for every interaction the viewer must click.
6. Test from the share link in a private browser window. Let the hide time pass without a click and check that the video waits.

![Timing section of a Mindstamp button with Pause set to At hide time (Require Click) and the yellow explanation that the viewer must click to continue](https://cdn.mindstamp.com/website2026/help/pause-require-click.webp)

_Set Pause to At hide time (Require Click). The video waits at the hide time until the viewer clicks._

![Viewer experience section of Mindstamp video Settings with Prevent passing required interactions highlighted](https://cdn.mindstamp.com/website2026/help/settings-prevent-passing.webp)

_Settings > Viewer experience: Prevent passing required interactions stops viewers from seeking past an interaction they must click._

## Require Click and pause until click

Say a button shows from 0:05 to 0:10.

- **At hide time (Require Click)**: the video keeps playing while the button is on screen. At 0:10, if the viewer has not clicked it, the video pauses until they click this button.
- **At show time** with **Until Interaction**: the video pauses at 0:05, when the button appears. A click on any interaction on screen continues the video, not only this button.

## Require several clicks

Give each interaction the Require Click setting and the same hide time. If 5 hotspots show from 0:10 to 0:20, the video pauses at 0:20 until the viewer has clicked every one of them. A viewer who clicks them all before 0:20 does not see a pause.

## Show progress

Use **Post Click State** to change each item after a click: **Hidden** removes it, **Disabled** leaves it on screen but not clickable, and **Change Colors** recolors it. Viewers can then see what is left. See [post-click states](https://mindstamp.com/help/post-click-states-hidden-vs-disabled).

## Things to know

- The Require Click option is not offered when the click action is **None**.
- If a required interaction moves the viewer, with **Change Time**, **Switch Video** or **Switch to Previous Video**, clicking it ends the wait for all required interactions.
- When you test as the video’s owner, required clicks reset so you can test again.

## Stop viewers from seeking past it

Require Click only acts when playback reaches the hide time. To stop viewers from using the seek bar to jump past it, turn on **Prevent passing required interactions** in the video’s **Settings**, under **Viewer experience** (Core and higher plans). Viewers can still seek back.

## Go further

- [Interactions tutorial](https://mindstamp.com/tutorials/interactions)
- [Settings tutorial](https://mindstamp.com/tutorials/settings)

## Related answers

- [What do the post-click states Hidden and Disabled do?](https://mindstamp.com/help/post-click-states-hidden-vs-disabled)
- [How do I stop learners from skipping ahead in a training video?](https://mindstamp.com/help/prevent-skipping-ahead)
- [How do I pause a video automatically?](https://mindstamp.com/help/how-to-incorporate-video-pause-functionality)
- [How do I add a clickable hotspot to my video?](https://mindstamp.com/help/how-to-use-clickable-hotspots-on-mindstamp)

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