Walkthrough on How to embed youtube videos

[DangerRoss]

1. Find Youtube video to post
   
   
   
   
   
2. Copy URL
   
3. Click Blue Globe with Chain
   
   
   
   
   
4. Paste link into pop up window
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Code HBT Generated looks like:
   
   "URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATBl4qH9I54"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATBl4qH9I54[/URL]"
   
   
6. Delete bold part:
   
   "URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATBl4qH9I54"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=[/url]ATBl4qH9I54[/URL]"
   
   
7. Bold part deleted:
   
   "URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATBl4qH9I54"]ATBl4qH9I54[/URL]"
   
   
8. Add [YOUTUBE]**********[/YOUTUBE] to code such that: .
   
   "url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATBl4qH9I54"][YOUTUBE]ATBl4qH9I54[/YOUTUBE][/url]"

End Product:

url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATBl4qH9I54"][YOUTUBE]ATBl4qH9I54[/YOUTUBE][/url]

 

[unionrdr]

I haven't had to modify the code myself. Just goto the video in question,left click the address in the window at the top of the browser to highlight it blue. Then right click to get the drop down window. Left click on "copy" (doing all this in a separate tab),then tab over to HBT again,Left click on the blue globe. Right click on the slot in the opened window,& left click "paste",hit "ok". Done.

 

[DangerRoss]

I haven't had to modify the code myself. Just goto the video in question,left click the address in the window at the top of the browser to highlight it blue. Then right click to get the drop down window. Left click on "copy" (doing all this in a separate tab),then tab over to HBT again,Left click on the blue globe. Right click on the slot in the opened window,& left click "paste",hit "ok". Done.

I have done it this way as well and it just posts a hot link with the url but now I try it it seams to work. Interesting

 

[DangerRoss]

It has to be the URL in the address window to work. If you use the share link from under the video it will display a hotlink.

[ame="http://youtu.be/ATBl4qH9I54"]http://youtu.be/ATBl4qH9I54[/ame]

 

[Dan]

Subscribed.

Thanks!

 

[unionrdr]

Yeah,the share link posts a link,as I found out some time ago. Using the address link at the top of the browser works as intended. Short & to the point DR.

 

[BoWingo]

For others who come here looking for answers, it might be worth noting that the method described only works for YouTube links starting with "http://" and not "https://".

If your link doesn't work, try removing the "s".

 

[ocluke]

I tried everyone's suggestions here (removed the "s" from "https" on the video link, linked to the address bar link, not the share link), and I couldn't get it to embed a video. Any other suggestions?

 

[bobot]

Test:




I copied You Tube address, then clicked the blue globe/link icon, then pasted the address.

 

[ocluke]

I kept previewing the post, coming up dry. It looks like you can't get the YouTube video to preview as embedded. However, once you post it shows up correctly.

 

[Cottonmouth]

It works!

 

[easyncoolbeermugs]

Testing:

 

[unionrdr]

I've found it can also depend on the browser. for instance,IE would double the HTTP:// at the beginning & in the middle. i had to erase both the doubled instances for the link to work,leaving just one in each place in the link code.

 

[betterthanPBR]

Copied URL, clicked blue globe, pasted, posted, it works!