How to embed youtube video in forum post?

[ipatch]

How would one go about embedding a youtube video in a forum post? I have seen several solutions, but none of them have worked :/ I tried copying / pasting the url, but it only shows up as a hyperlink when I preview my thread :/

 

[Qhrumphf]

Check the way you're posting them. My browser defaults to an https:// URL (don't know if that's my browser settings or YouTube itself), and if I copy and paste directly it's just a link. But take out that "s" and it embeds the video.

 

[ipatch]

Check the way you're posting them. My browser defaults to an https:// URL (don't know if that's my browser settings or YouTube itself), and if I copy and paste directly it's just a link. But take out that "s" and it embeds the video.

Does it show up when you preview your post?

 

[ipatch]

Yeah there's no https:// the video link is http://

 

[Qhrumphf]

Does it show up when you preview your post?

I hadn't really looked before, but yes, it does.

 

[ipatch]

yeah weird wasn't showing up in the preview window in my browswer, seems to be working now

 

[poptarts]

just post the url nothing else
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7RyZ4Zf4Dk[/ame]

 

[sablesurfer]

Updating this post, it seems the new shorter youtube video (link) never previews? I had to actually open the video and get the full link (from browser window) before it showed up.

 

[unionrdr]

Just left click on the link in the little window at the top of the browser page. Then right click to bring up the options window & left click "copy". Then click on the little world symbol with the chain link on it to "paste" the link where you want it in your reply.

 

[creiglee]

More about...make your embedded YouTube video responsive

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