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Arcanetrance

(2,670 posts) Tue Jul 9, 2013, 08:51 AM Jul 2013

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Try to embed you tube videos and when I post all that shows up is the html stuff

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Try to embed you tube videos and when I post all that shows up is the html stuff (Original Post) Arcanetrance Jul 2013 OP

just post the url of the video's page... don't use the iframe html snippet tk2kewl Jul 2013 #1

If you click SHARE under the video and copy the URL there, it always works. CurtEastPoint Jul 2013 #2

Thats what i've been doing Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #3

Can you try to post an example link as a reply to my post, please? idwiyo Jul 2013 #4

This is copied from the share embed under the video on you tube Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #5

Just use the 'Share this video' link... Make7 Jul 2013 #6

Thank you very much for the help Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #10

I don't think you want to use Share > Embed... cyberswede Jul 2013 #7

Thank you very mych for the help Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #11

that's better. idwiyo Jul 2013 #8

It worked thank you for the help Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #9

Cool! :) idwiyo Jul 2013 #12

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tk2kewl

(18,133 posts)

1. just post the url of the video's page... don't use the iframe html snippet

Reply to Arcanetrance (Original post)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 08:52 AM

Jul 2013

CurtEastPoint

(19,182 posts)

2. If you click SHARE under the video and copy the URL there, it always works.

Reply to Arcanetrance (Original post)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 09:00 AM

Jul 2013

Arcanetrance

(2,670 posts)

3. Thats what i've been doing

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 09:01 AM

Jul 2013

idwiyo

(5,113 posts)

4. Can you try to post an example link as a reply to my post, please?

Reply to Arcanetrance (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 10:00 AM

Jul 2013

Just so we can see what it looks like.

Arcanetrance

(2,670 posts)

5. This is copied from the share embed under the video on you tube

Reply to idwiyo (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 10:17 AM

Jul 2013

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/mgLaEBmXk8w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Make7

(8,546 posts)

6. Just use the 'Share this video' link...

Reply to Arcanetrance (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 10:29 AM

Jul 2013

http://youtu.be/mgLaEBmXk8w

... or the normal link format with only the v=<video_id> parameter...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgLaEBmXk8w

The DU software inserts the embed code when it sees one of the above link formats.

Arcanetrance

(2,670 posts)

10. Thank you very much for the help

Reply to Make7 (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 10:33 AM

Jul 2013

cyberswede

(26,117 posts)

7. I don't think you want to use Share > Embed...

Reply to Arcanetrance (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 10:29 AM

Jul 2013

That's trying to make an iFrame. You want to use Share > Share this Video (the link displays in the box)

http: // youtu.be /mgLaEBmXk8w (I added some spaces, so the link will display here)

Here's how the link displays without the spaces:

Arcanetrance

(2,670 posts)

11. Thank you very mych for the help

Reply to cyberswede (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 10:34 AM

Jul 2013

idwiyo

(5,113 posts)

8. that's better.

Reply to Arcanetrance (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 10:29 AM

Jul 2013

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/mgLaEBmXk8w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

delete <iframe width="560" height="315" src=" and " frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> and add http: infront of the //www.

Try it now.

Arcanetrance

(2,670 posts)

9. It worked thank you for the help

Reply to idwiyo (Reply #8)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 10:32 AM

Jul 2013

"

idwiyo

(5,113 posts)

12. Cool! :)

Reply to Arcanetrance (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 10:40 AM

Jul 2013

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