How to embed a YouTube video, page 1

Here is an example of how to embed a video in a post.

The link appears in the address bar of a web browser as....

... or something close to that.

the button {vid:YOUTUBE} will bring up a dialog
only the part between the = sign and the & symbol should be entered

roWAyPba89A

Then click OK.


The final version in your post will appear like this in your edit screen

Hope that helps.

David Grouchy

reply to post by davidgrouchy

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Oh Thank you so much. It is so nice to be on a site that is so supportive.

reply to post by davidgrouchy

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You know what's funny? That method NEVER works for me. The videos only embed if I include some of that other junk that comes after the actual video ID.

I have no idea why, but it does. For example:

Take this Youtube URL for instance:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj5rMTbhFGg

If I try to embed it using just

Hj5rMTbhFGg

This is the undesired result (notice how the video is missing?):


But if I embed it using this:

Hj5rMTbhFGg&feature=related

Then it works just fine:


I've never received an explanation as to why this bug happens. Go figure!

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UPDATE
LOL!! Of course NOW it works that I try and show it to someone. Murphy's Inverse Law.

reply to post by davidgrouchy

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I will also note that my browser always blocks that function..
If people are having that issue then they need to "allow or temprarily allow the scripted window"
Usually a popup line below URL link window..

Then it works

reply to post by harrytuttle

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Your first example works fine,

reply to post by backinblack

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Or you can just type manually [yvid ][ /yvid]

I never use any of the tabs for adding the bbcode. I always type it out.

Originally posted by GAOTU789
reply to post by backinblack

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Or you can just type manually [yvid ][ /yvid]

I never use any of the tabs for adding the bbcode. I always type it out.

Thanks..I should have realised that..
But it's a pretty quick click to allow..

reply to post by harrytuttle

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This is the undesired result (notice how the video is missing?):

No...I can see both vids. I know what you're talking about though. I kept getting blank vid window trying to embed how others say they are able to emebed. I'll try some of the methods described above.
If posted properly will I see vid in "preview post"?

reply to post by davidgrouchy

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Thnx...I know some sites you can see vid in preview, some not. I tried the other day and it was in blank in preview but also blank when I posted it? I'll keep playing with it, can't be that hard even for a comp dummy like me. I hope.

Got it thnx all.

reply to post by woogleuk

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Thanks so much for all the above info. I`ll save the thread and just keep trying until I get it. Now if I can just get the little emoticons to work again, I`ll be quite happy.

reply to post by GAOTU789

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Thanks for the info, Testing it out.
I took the spaces out, I can see a gray box now in preview.

Yey me!

reply to post by davidgrouchy

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[yvid ]BblsNzx6yEk[ /yvid]

reply to post by davidgrouchy

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testing your instructions




wooaw it works
thanks

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