How can I change the size of the video?

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  knowmorerobertmac · Member · Apr 30, 2013 at 9:58 pm

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  Changing the video player size isn’t working. I have Video Press and added w=640 to the short code, but the size remains the same. In fact, that line (w=640) disappears when I refresh the page, but other changes I make (to the text, for instance) remain.

  The clip in question is the first of two on http://benefitsoflaughter.org/, linked with “click here for a sample.”

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  designsimply · Member · Apr 30, 2013 at 11:54 pm

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  On this page:
  https://benefitsoflaughter.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=187&action=edit

  The video shortcode is:

  [wpvideo lwuMzeOv]

  You should try changing it to:

  [wpvideo lwuMzeOv w=640]

  Using the HTML editor:

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  knowmorerobertmac · Member · May 1, 2013 at 12:04 am

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  Hi, and thanks for the quick response. I’ve been changing the shortcode in the “edit media” section, not in the post section. No wonder it didn’t work–thanks!

  -Robert

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  designsimply · Member · May 1, 2013 at 1:14 am

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  Aha! Well, I’m glad I could help you sort it out!

  It still kind of looks like you have some extraneous code in there for some reason (actually, that indicates a bad cut/paste might be the original culprit). Try viewing that same page again, and make sure to click the Text tab at the top right of the edit area.

  I see this:

  [wpvideo lwuMzeOv w=640<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal;">]</span></span>

  But it should be this:

  [wpvideo lwuMzeOv w=640]

  Watch out for that kind of thing in the future, it could definitely cause similar sizing troubles (or other unexpected troubles) if you have extra HTML sneaking into your pastes.

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  knowmorerobertmac · Member · May 2, 2013 at 1:24 am

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  Where do you see all that code? I only see the [wpvideo lwuMzeOv w=640]. Now I’m worried . . .

  I think the original problem was that I was trying to add w=640 to the media section, not the post. But now I’m concerned about all that gibberish. Why can’t I see it?

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  designsimply · Member · May 13, 2013 at 1:41 pm

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  Where do you see all that code? I only see the [wpvideo lwuMzeOv w=640]. Now I’m worried . . .

  You can see the code by using the Text tab at the top right of the editor:

  Types of WordPress Editors

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  knowmorerobertmac · Member · May 14, 2013 at 1:39 pm

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  Thanks again–found it and fixed it. Appreciate the help!

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  designsimply · Member · May 14, 2013 at 1:41 pm

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  Awesome! :)