how to embed youtube video in posts ?

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how to embed youtube video in posts ?

Post by Valben » Tue May 12, 2020 9:35 am

Hi all,
Anyone knows how to embed a youtube video box in a post ?
I mean not only the link but the video itself, like this post from Robbie O-Brien : viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3028

Thanks for help
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Re: how to embed youtube video in posts ?

Post by Valben » Thu May 14, 2020 10:04 am

Hi Martin, any hint from your side? I have spent some time trying but can only get the link in the post but not the embedded box :-) thanks VB

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Re: how to embed youtube video in posts ?

Post by kiwigeo » Sat May 23, 2020 11:32 am

Working on it. Jeremy is the IT brains.....my main function is shooting down potential spammers and trouble makers :)
Valben wrote:
Thu May 14, 2020 10:04 am
Hi Martin, any hint from your side? I have spent some time trying but can only get the link in the post but not the embedded box :-) thanks VB
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Re: how to embed youtube video in posts ?

Post by kiwigeo » Sat May 23, 2020 11:43 am

Okay.

1. Select the share option under the clip in Youtube. This will be a URL link looking like this https://youtu.be/JBM5r5WnPOs
2. In your post go up to row of buttons at top of window and select "youtube" button at far right. This will insert the two square bracketed codes into your post.
3. Paste the URL link from step 1 in between the square bracketed control codes and then edit out everything from the Youtube URL except the letter/number string at right end of the link. For the link above you should end up with "[****]JBM5r5WnPOs[****]". Note Ive inserted asterisks into the square brackets so you can actually see the string.

This should work. let me know if it doesn't.
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Re: how to embed youtube video in posts ?

Post by Valben » Mon May 25, 2020 9:56 am

thank you Martin, following this procedure it works fine :-)

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