Embed utube video?

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  avenuegirl · Member · Apr 4, 2008 at 11:06 pm

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  I found the bar with all the media options, but when I put a youtube url in it just makes it a link.

  I also tried a self edit with the outer brackets, but this too just shows up as text.

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  auraman14 · Member · Apr 4, 2008 at 11:11 pm

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  Here’s the coding. You have to go into the Coding mode of the post.
  I had problems with it too

  [youtube=http://PUT THE YOUTUBE LINK HERE]

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  avenuegirl · Member · Apr 4, 2008 at 11:20 pm

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  Not working still. I went into html tab, and did the advised above, clicked on preview and only text is showing.

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  auraman14 · Member · Apr 4, 2008 at 11:25 pm

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  Can you show the code?
  I’ll take a look again at mine …

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  matt · Staff · Apr 4, 2008 at 11:28 pm

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  Youtube shortcodes should work exactly as before.

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  avenuegirl · Member · Apr 4, 2008 at 11:41 pm

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  Ok, when comparing the code to previously embeded video the html view font appears slightly larger (more spread out) than looking under “visual.”

  I have tried a series of different things.
  I began with the new button (this just creates a hyperlink to youtube)
  I tried to put the “embed” link from youtube in with the new video button, no go
  I tried to go straight to html, and add [ ] around the page of the video – with youtube=(my video page was inserted here) – as seen above
  [youtube=http://ww w.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ0adXaY_bs]

  (I just added spaces in the w’s , the closed full link is what I’ve been trying to put on the blog)

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  mikecane · Member · Apr 4, 2008 at 11:46 pm

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  That’s odd. I just tried your YouTube link (after closing the space). I hit Preview and was able to play the vid (PhotoShop music vid of a large woman being un-larged).

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  auraman14 · Member · Apr 4, 2008 at 11:50 pm

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  Did the same thing and the video showed up also.

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  avenuegirl · Member · Apr 4, 2008 at 11:51 pm

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  It’s a conspiracy against me! LOL

  I believe you all. I’ll keep putzing with it I guess.

  I’ll check back here in a bit.

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  avenuegirl · Member · Apr 4, 2008 at 11:56 pm

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  Oh, now it’s working.

  Don’t be running away with the magic wand. I’m sure I’ll have some other issue shortly;)

  Just so you know, preview would not show the video. I had to republish and view the site to see it.

  Thanks,

  Jill