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Embedding a video
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 4:31 pm
by LibraryLady
Tell me again how to do it......
I thought putting the youtube url within the brackets would do it (leaving the s out).
That didn't work.
Re: Embedding a video
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 4:40 pm
by Bob Of Burleson
Doesn't seem to be working today. At least I couldn't make it work.
Re: Embedding a video
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 6:18 pm
by Sangersteve
[youtube]the youtube url goes here[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcYsO890YJY[/youtube]
Re: Embedding a video
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 7:25 pm
by LibraryLady
So, I type the brackets and youtube in and then the address?....is that supposed to be an option somewhere (to get the words youtube) and I can't see it?
Re: Embedding a video
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 7:48 pm
by Sangersteve
Yes you have to type youtube inside the brackets. There is no option for embedding video in the current software.
Some smart guy or gal wrote a small script to allow the {youtube]xxx[/youtube] to be recognized by the board software.
Re: Embedding a video
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 7:55 pm
by Bob Of Burleson
Sangersteve wrote:[youtube]the youtube url goes here[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcYsO890YJY[/youtube]
Nope, still won't work for me.
Re: Embedding a video
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 7:58 pm
by BigTex
If you search the phpBB community forum, there is an elaborate HTML code that will make it work, but it's easier to just post the link.
Re: Embedding a video
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 8:02 pm
by Bob Of Burleson
OK, take out the garbage in the URL between the question mark and the "v" and it works.
Re: Embedding a video
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 9:47 pm
by Bob Of Burleson
Here's a thought... Maybe YouTube cuts you off if you fail to embed a video after trying several times. Mistakes you for a commercial hacker.