YouTube not loading properly?

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  iago68 · Member · Sep 8, 2006 at 2:35 am

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  I just added a YouTube video to my most recent blog post but it seems to get hung up in loading the page. I tried loading another, random, video and got the same result. I can see the box where the video is supposed to be but it never finishes loading the page and clicking the box doesn’t start the video.

  Is this a system problem or some sort of operator error?

  Thanks

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  raincoaster · Member · Sep 8, 2006 at 3:26 am

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  This is an old problem, but damned if I can find the threads. In any case, it’s not a WordPress problem; the issue seems to be with the viewer’s computer. I have run into it DOZENS of times.

  I clear the cache and do a restart. This always, and I mean ALWAYS fixes it, which proves to me that it’s something to do with my damn creaky old PC. Only twice in history has YouTube gone down itself, and I know it’s not down now.

  ETA: I see rather that you’ve got the video, not the white box displaying. Ignore the above; hit the STOP button rather than the pause button, then navigate away from the page and back. Hit Play and let it load at its own pace for a wee bit. I’ve noticed sometimes it hangs up if I hit Pause too quickly. Once it’s loaded a wee visible bit you can pause it. That should work; if not, report back.

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  iago68 · Member · Sep 8, 2006 at 12:25 pm

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  Well..it’s fixed now but I’m not sure what the problem was. I first tried to clear my cache and restart the computer but that didn’t change anything. Then, I accessed my account from another computer (still couldn’t see the movie). I deleted and re-entered the post and now it’s working fine.

  I’ll have to play with it more later and see if it was a temporary hiccup or if my compter has some sort of mental block with YouTube.

  Thanks for your help.

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  ampin · Member · Sep 8, 2006 at 1:23 pm

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  used to bum to this youtube problem
  there is 2 fixes to this

  1. clear browser cache etc
  2. repost the whole thing

  im not sure why tho.

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  drmike · Member · Sep 8, 2006 at 2:26 pm

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  In the past, it’s usually been an issue with an incorrect code place in the post.

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  ampin · Member · Sep 8, 2006 at 4:55 pm

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  well i did paste the thing using html window
  but still it wont work
  but stick to the solution that ive provided

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  iago68 · Member · Sep 8, 2006 at 10:31 pm

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  I’m convinced it wasn’t a copy/paste issue but as long as it works now.

  Thank you everyone!

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  philippebossin · Member · Apr 19, 2007 at 6:03 pm

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  I got the same issue and it turned to be a wrong piece of code. You have to check your embedding code and you’ll see there’s a ” code /code” right after your link, which prevents the movie from loading. Just delete that, and your movie should work fine.