Embedding videos from YouTube

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  gibsonsdad · Member · Jul 27, 2013 at 3:34 pm

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  Under what conditions may I link to YouTube? It is not clear to me whether I need a Video Upgrade in order to merely link to or embed YouTube videos in my blog.

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  timethief · Member · Jul 27, 2013 at 3:40 pm

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  Hi there,
  Linking to and embedding YouTubes is not a problem.
  [youtube] embeds a YouTube video. » Full instructions
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/videos/youtube/

  The video embeds that WordPress.com supports for all of our blogs – no upgrade required. http://en.support.wordpress.com/videos/

  Video shortcodes > http://en.support.wordpress.com/shortcodes/#video

  For a Flash workaround see here > http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/gigya-shortcode-3-widgets/

  For the videopress upgrade see here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/videopress/

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  gibsonsdad · Member · Jul 27, 2013 at 3:48 pm

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  Thanks so much.

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  timethief · Member · Jul 27, 2013 at 3:51 pm

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  You’re welcome.