How to embed YouTube videos in posts
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 12:40 am
Accompanying the new forum launch, we have revised the YOUTUBE BBcode functionality. To make the use of this button easier for the casual user, we have altered its behavior to accept the short-form YouTube link provided when you press "Share" under any video.
For example, let's say you wanted to embed the "White Knuckles" Amsterdam video (here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5jKMjLDpWw). On YouTube, you would press the Share button directly below the video:
Highlight the text, and copy it to your clipboard:
Then, simply paste the text between two YOUTUBE tags as follows, and it will embed the video as shown below:
For example, let's say you wanted to embed the "White Knuckles" Amsterdam video (here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5jKMjLDpWw). On YouTube, you would press the Share button directly below the video:
Highlight the text, and copy it to your clipboard:
Then, simply paste the text between two YOUTUBE tags as follows, and it will embed the video as shown below:
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[YouTube]http://youtu.be/l5jKMjLDpWw[/YouTube]
[youtube]http://youtu.be/l5jKMjLDpWw[/youtube]