Embedding Youtube into postings

[christopizza]

I'm new here and did some searching on youtube and did not find anything related to embedding youtube. I'm on a pizza oven building forum -- that looks like the same software platform as this one.

It supports youtube formatting to embed youtube links into the posts.

inputtng the id number of the youtube shows the video embedded in the message. It's very cool. I think the latest version puts a youtube icon on the top of the edit window and makes it even easier.

Formatting looks like this:

[youtube]HmmYp6S6qV0[/youtube]


and the result looks like this:

http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f41/historical-footage-first-big-fire-4628.html

I'm not sure if it's an option that can be turned on or off -- or if this feature costs money - probably the latter....

Nice Forum -- I know it takes lots of work to moderate.

Thanks!

Chris

 

[lametec]

Sometimes using the embed code works, sometimes it doesn't. I don't know why. I believe it has to do with which sub-category you post in.

"General Tool Discussion" embeds the video if you paste the embed code from the youtube page.

I don't think this sub-category does.

 

[Jack Olsen]

I think it works on a first post in a thread only. In a reply, it just shows all the code.

It's annoying.

 

[lametec]

Nope, worked in replies too.. but only in certain categories. In fact, I think you can write pretty much any HTML code you want in "General Tool Discussion", and it'll do whatever you want it to. I just tried "<center>" earlier, and it worked fine.

If that's indeed the case, it's a potential security issue, as someone could execute scripts and everything.

Yes indeed. I just edited a post of mine in General Tool Discussion and added buttons and everything.

 

[lalaland]

Awesome idea

 

[Stephenw]

I don't know about vBulletin, but in Simple Machines a setting has to be enabled to allow embedded code.

Test...

<iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/B9q2jNjOPdk" frameborder="0"></iframe>