Embedded Youtube video wont autoplay

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  ekpu223 · Member · Oct 29, 2014 at 1:05 am

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  Hi,

  So I have been trying to get my embedded Youtube video to autoplay. I have used different variations of
  ?autoplay=1 or &autoplay=1 and other various codes (=true, =yes, =”y”, etc) and none of these have worked. Please help!

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Oct 29, 2014 at 1:12 am

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  Does reading this help you?
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/videos-autoplaying?replies=4#post-2005385

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  ekpu223 · Member · Oct 29, 2014 at 2:21 am

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  I tried to see if any of the tips on that forum would work and none of them did. I am trying to get the autoplay to work/turn on and I couldn’t find any settings (like the forum suggested) that might have it turned off. None of the codes or settings I have found online and through help pages help in enabling autoplay.

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  timethief · Member · Oct 29, 2014 at 2:25 am

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  I detest auto-play music and videos on blogs, almost as much as I detest advertising on blogs, but I’ll tag this thread for Staff assistance for you. Please be patient while waiting.

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  ekpu223 · Member · Oct 29, 2014 at 2:28 am

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  Yeah I’ve seen quite a few people saying that. I guess to each their own. But, thank you for your help! I really do appreciate it!!

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  timethief · Member · Oct 29, 2014 at 2:32 am

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  You’re welcome.

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  shawnajroberts · Member · Oct 29, 2014 at 6:51 pm

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  We don’t allow users to set YouTube videos to autoplay. Autoplaying videos creates a poor reader experience and is not accessibility friendly.

  Let me know if you have other questions.

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  ekpu223 · Member · Oct 29, 2014 at 7:49 pm

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  Oh! I was unaware that this site didn’t support autoplaying! I had thought I’d seen something about it on a codex or forum of some sort, but it must’ve been something else! I apologize for the confusion! Thank you for your help though!!

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  shawnajroberts · Member · Oct 30, 2014 at 12:25 am

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  Happy to help! Sorry I couldn’t make this work the way you wanted.

  Let me know if there’s anything else I can help with!

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  happinessfalls · Member · Nov 10, 2014 at 12:19 pm

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  There are some posts around lightbox and videos autoplaying is that something else?

  Surprised WordPress are getting involved in the user experience. Surely that’s up to the site owner, as it doesn’t compromise security.

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  shawnajroberts · Member · Nov 10, 2014 at 8:39 pm

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  There are some posts around lightbox and videos autoplaying is that something else?

  I’m not really sure what you mean, can you clarify what exactly you’re asking?