video grief…

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  jaginsburg · Member · Nov 2, 2008 at 3:29 am

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  Hello,

  I am trying to insert a youtube video. I hit the “add video” icon and copy the embed code into the form, but then nothing happens. I even tried to embed the code directly into the html version. Nothing.

  I watched the video, which interestingly has a slightly different form. It says you should insert the embed code, then in a second slot, add a title. I don’t have the title slot.

  I am just experimenting with the service right. I am seriously thinking about moving a blog over to WordPress. Mostly I’m loving the ease of WordPress, but this is a real bump in the road.

  Help!

  Thanks,

  Janet

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Nov 2, 2008 at 3:34 am

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  Janet, in wp you don’t use the “add video” button for a youtube video and you don’t embed its code; you just copy its URL from the address bar of your browser and insert it using this shortcode:
  [youtube=URL]

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  lizii · Member · Nov 2, 2008 at 4:52 am

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  Yes. In addition, you can find the answers to problems such as these in the FAQ. It will give you faster answers too.

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  jaginsburg · Member · Nov 2, 2008 at 5:45 am

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  H’mmmm. I’ll give it a try, but check out this video:
  http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/07/29/how-do-i-post-a-youtube-video/

  The implication is that that you do indeed need to use the “add video” button and drop in the embed code.

  thanks,

  Janet

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  raincoaster · Member · Nov 2, 2008 at 5:48 am

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  You do not. The BEST way is [youtube=URL]. Please believe me this is the best way.

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  jaginsburg · Member · Nov 2, 2008 at 5:53 am

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  worked like a charm! thanks… but that video….

  cheers,

  Janet

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Nov 2, 2008 at 11:23 am

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  @jaginsburg: “but that video….” You’re right re that. But pasting the URL via the “Add video” button, as suggested in that FAQ, simply produces the shortcode we gave you: so it’s a completely superfluous step (perhaps intended for those who can’t memorize or don’t want to copy-paste the shortcode, or because the button is more general, not for youtube videos only).

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Nov 2, 2008 at 11:25 am

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  (BUT the FAQ doesn’t say “drop in the embed code”, it says paste the URL.)

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  jaginsburg · Member · Nov 2, 2008 at 1:57 pm

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  you’re right. I was writing in the middle of the night… They use the term “embed” in the video, but then tell you to drop in the url. I think my brain just merged the two and since the video does indeed embed, that’s what tipped it.

  thanks again,

  janet