Video posts not working for me

[HuskerShark]

I've got a Macbook, so I'm not sure if that makes a difference. But when I try to post a video, all I end up with is this:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cdCkhLZHaQ

[Landlord]

I've got a Macbook, so I'm not sure if that makes a difference. But when I try to post a video, all I end up with is this:

 

https://www.youtube....h?v=6cdCkhLZHaQ

 

 

Try taking the s off of https://

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cdCkhLZHaQ

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cdCkhLZHaQ

[HuskerShark]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cdCkhLZHaQ

[HuskerShark]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cdCkhLZHaQ

[HuskerShark]

ok, so apparently I have to change it from https:// to http://

[jsneb83]

ok, so apparently I have to change it from https:// to http://

I've got a Macbook, so I'm not sure if that makes a difference. But when I try to post a video, all I end up with is this:

 

https://www.youtube....h?v=6cdCkhLZHaQ

 

 

Try taking the s off of https://

 

 

[HuskerShark]

And now it's not working again. This video doesn't want to cooperate:

 

[zoogs]

It's possible that they've disabled embedding on that video.

[HuskerShark]

It's possible that they've disabled embedding on that video.

 

That might be, but my computer has been doing that to me a lot.

[Nexus]

It's possible that they've disabled embedding on that video.

 

That might be, but my computer has been doing that to me a lot.

 

This is when you have to manually input the code for it to embed properly. Just know that different youtube accounts may use different embedding permissions settings.

 

Using the Johnny Football video you were trying to embed, here's what the full URL looks like:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=n58bFRauLL4

 

What you'll want to do in this case is remove the:

 

feature=player_embedded&

 

Then manually input the rest of the URL together as follows:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n58bFRauLL4

 

Wrap the newly modified URL with either:

 

[media][/media]

 

OR

 

[youtube][/youtube]

 

 

Voila!

 

To make a long story short, if you're having problems embedding videos, double-check the embed code and use the following code instead:

 

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v={IDENTIFIER}[/youtube]

 

The IDENTIFIER will be 11 characters long and it'll always come after

v=

 

Using the Johnny Football video as an example, the 11 character identifier after the v=

n58bFRauLL4

is needed for the video to embed properly.

 

Underscores

_

are sometimes included in the 11 character identifier.

 

Or as zoogies already mentioned, some videos will not allow embedding outside of youtube, per the owner's request. In that case you'll just have to leave a direct link of the URL which will redirect viewers to youtube.

[HuskerShark]

It's possible that they've disabled embedding on that video.

 

That might be, but my computer has been doing that to me a lot.

 

This is when you have to manually input the code for it to embed properly. Just know that different youtube accounts may use different embedding permissions settings.

 

Using the Johnny Football video you were trying to embed, here's what the full URL looks like:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=n58bFRauLL4

 

What you'll want to do in this case is remove the:

 

feature=player_embedded&

 

Then manually input the rest of the URL together as follows:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n58bFRauLL4

 

Wrap the newly modified URL with either:

 

[media][/media]

 

OR

 

[youtube][/youtube]

 

 

Voila!

 

To make a long story short, if you're having problems embedding videos, double-check the embed code and use the following code instead:

 

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v={IDENTIFIER}[/youtube]

 

The IDENTIFIER will be 11 characters long and it'll always come after

v=

 

Using the Johnny Football video as an example, the 11 character identifier after the v=

n58bFRauLL4

is needed for the video to embed properly.

 

Underscores

_

are sometimes included in the 11 character identifier.

 

Or as zoogies already mentioned, some videos will not allow embedding outside of youtube, per the owner's request. In that case you'll just have to leave a direct link of the URL which will redirect viewers to youtube.

 

Thanks! Good stuff.

[knapplc]

Really great explanation for embedding videos, Nexus.

 

 

Another "cheat" I do sometimes if I'm not sure what to pare down from the URL is to copy the video title on YouTube, then put that title into their search line. Click the video on the search results page and it opens in a new page with a "clean" URL you can use here.