"YOU TUBE LINKS"

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  mohammedrafiqlodhia · Member · Apr 7, 2014 at 7:51 pm

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  WordPress Staff Member,

  Two blogs of mine has quite a number of YouTube links. The problem which I have is that It takes a little less than a second to get loaded
  when someone opens the blog page.

  My question is, “What is the best way to insert the YouTube link so
  that it will not take the viewers do not have to wait for the links to be fully loaded?” Is there any specific code to apply?

  I shall eagerly look forward to a prompt response.

  Thanks, Rafiq

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

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  mohammedrafiqlodhia · Member · Apr 7, 2014 at 7:52 pm

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  Take a look at the two blogs:

  thestupidcommonman.wordpress.com
  whythesilenceblog.wordpress.com

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  thistimethisspace · Member · Apr 7, 2014 at 7:56 pm

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  We all have to wait for all media including youtubes, other videos and images to be uploaded. there is no way around this. However, there are things we can do to reduce page loading time. See here http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2014/04/05/spring-favorites-refresh-your-blog/ and scroll down to “Reduce Page Loading Time”.

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  thistimethisspace · Member · Apr 7, 2014 at 7:57 pm

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  Lastly, do note that you do not have to embed any youtubes at all. You can provide the link and your visitors can choose to click it and watch the videos or not.

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  mohammedrafiqlodhia · Member · Apr 7, 2014 at 8:15 pm

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  Thanks. The reason I embed the links is because of the actual image
  which I shows on the blog. That is more important as the visual image
  is far better than the link. Now, how can I paste the image and attach the link on the widget?

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  timethief · Member · Apr 7, 2014 at 8:18 pm

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  For creating linked images in text widgets see:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/links/text-widget-links/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/links/image-links/

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  mohammedrafiqlodhia · Member · Apr 7, 2014 at 8:25 pm

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  TimeThief, I am trying to experiment with the tip you gave me. Let me
  get back to you if I fail. I hope that I will be able to grasp the tip that is
  laid out. Wish me Luck. Smile.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 7, 2014 at 8:26 pm

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  Best wishes.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Apr 7, 2014 at 8:54 pm

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  Rafiq, when someone comes to your page, their browser has to request the Youtube file from Youtube, and depending on how busy their servers are, and how fast a connection the visitor has determines how long it will take for the videos to load up and be ready for the user to play. When you have a lot of videos, such as you do on http://whythesilenceblog.wordpress.com/, it can take a while for them all to load, even with a fast connection.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 7, 2014 at 8:55 pm

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  @thesacredpath
  I’ve been missing your responses in support threads. :)

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  timethief · Member · Apr 7, 2014 at 8:58 pm

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  P.S. The pingdom report for http://whythesilenceblog.wordpress.com/ is: “Your website is slower than 84% of all tested websites”. That’s why I steered mohammedrafiqlodhia to the “Reduce Page Loading Time” in my post when I linked to it above.

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  mohammedrafiqlodhia · Member · Apr 7, 2014 at 9:03 pm

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  I am still working on the image. Yes, the site is slower than 84%.
  I am sure I will find the way with the help of both of you. I will
  keep working on it. You know I forgot how I insert the image of
  my own on “thestupidcommonman.wordpress.com” You you
  all should know how stupid I can get?

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  thesacredpath · Member · Apr 7, 2014 at 9:15 pm

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  Rafiq, here is a link on creating links in text widgets you can use as a guide.

  Text Widget Links