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Embedding YouTube videos

Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 12:43 am
by roweenie
I noticed that some folks are able to embed YouTube videos without a using a link - how?

Re: Embedding YouTube videos

Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 12:51 am
by roweenie
Thanks!

Re: Embedding YouTube videos

Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 12:58 am
by roweenie
Just tried it, not working for me

[youtube]http://youtu.be/EBHLcBxQZiM[/youtube]

Re: Embedding YouTube videos

Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 3:12 am
by Donn
Also, it doesn't work on a browser that doesn't have Flash. It uses an old <embed> tag, and specifies flash as the media type. The HTML5 version is quite a bit simpler and works fine, naturally, on browsers with HTML5 support - and only on those browsers, but maybe by now that's everyone. I think phpBB can be set up that way, I know that's how it works on a MyBB board I put up a couple weeks ago - HTML5 <iframe>. Not it matters a lot to me - given the youtube videos that typically appear here, I think the blank area that appears instead is an improvement.