Can't get video embedded

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  honestlyali · Member · Aug 14, 2014 at 2:12 pm

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  For some reason, eventhough I have added my youtube url for the cid I want on a separate line by itself in my post, when I preview it, all i get is the link instead of the actual video. Were changes made that I am unaware of? I have never had this problem before.

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  aisajib · Member · Aug 14, 2014 at 5:13 pm

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  Are you sure that the link you’re pasting (in post editor) is not turning into a hyperlink?

  Here’s what you can do. Go back to the post and paste the YouTube URL. Then select the URL and press Alt + Ctrl + S. Go to preview and see if that works now.

  The key is to not turn the YouTube URL into a link when pasting. Since you’re saying you’re seeing a link in the preview, I’m guessing that’s what happens.

  Check this link for further clarification/troubleshooting: http://en.support.wordpress.com/videos/youtube/#troubleshooting

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  aisajib · Member · Aug 14, 2014 at 5:16 pm

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  Major mistake: Press Alt + Shift + S after selecting the pasted URL, not Alt + Ctrl. Sorry about that.

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  timethief · Member · Aug 14, 2014 at 6:53 pm

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  Use the youtube shortcode please.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/videos/youtube/#embedding-with-a-shortcode