something wrong with youtube (the youtube player, without the video)
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Hey!
I’ve been using a code like this: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3diWsUZp_Kk&h=25] , to get music from youtube, without the video, for about a year. Also, only the player (play, pause, volume etc). But for a couple of days ago, it stopped working. Now it’s showing only the video-part, as a very small video (height 25 ..)
Why does it suddenly not work? I’ve been trying to google it, and I can see it’s the same for others who has used the same code, but no one has written anything about it, or questioned it yet. (Well, I don’t find anything about it).
Does anyone know what’s changed? Is it because they don’t want us to only share the sound, without the video? Has it been a change on youtube, not knowing this would be a consequence? Is there new code?
If you use the same code [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3diWsUZp_Kk] (without the &h=25), the video is working as normal. If you add &h=60, you can see the player (that used to be there) + the small video (that’s there instead).
It seems like what used to be a code for only the player/bar/youtube video without video (don’t know what I should call it) – isn’t longer the right code. Is there a new one?
Please answer, if you know anything. I can settle down with youtube changing it on purpose, but I just have to know for sure. Wow, this sounded complicated, hope someone understood ..
PS. I’ve changed the player in my blog from &h=25 into &h=60, so it’s possible to play the sound.
PS2. Didn’t know what language I should write in, but I speak Norwegian a well.The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Ok, this was just too complicated, so I feel I have to write it a bit more easily.
To share The script – Before The Worst’s music video from youtube, you paste this code in a new post [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3diWsUZp_Kk]
I’f you add &h=25 : [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3diWsUZp_Kk&h=25] you only share the music (it shows a player), and not the music video.
When I use the same code now, it shows the opposite, also just the video, and not the player.
I tried to experiment, and made the height a bit bigger (&h=60 – instead of 25) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3diWsUZp_Kk&h=60] and now, I can see the player AND the small music video.
But why doesn’t the old code work as it did? Why can’t I just get the player, without the video, as I used to? It’s the same code, it’s just the looks different.
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Youtube is probably tinkering with things on their end, most likely specifically to circumvent this (very clever) workaround. WP.com hasn’t changed the way YouTubes work here as far as I can see. Must therefore be on the other, YouTube end.
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