Embedded videos

[Andrew]

The YouTube plug-in has been generating a massive number of errors since the server move.  Looking into it, the plug-in has been discontinued and not recommended for newer versions of the forum (I updated that at the same time as the server move - same look, newer backend). 

I installed a new plug-in that will automatically embed YouTube videos.  Just copy and past the URL from YouTube.  I've done some testing and it appear to work fine.

[indianasmith]

oooh!! Let me try it: this is one of my favorite songs, and a rather neat, if simple, video someone made to it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1spkhp41ig4

[indianasmith]

eeeh.  Just got a link.

[Andrew]

It's the "https" part of the URL.  Regular http works fine:

Beautiful Things - Gungor Lyric Video

It also works with the URL starting with www:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1spkhp41ig4

[indianasmith]

Weird.  Should I have waited for the imbed to read before I clicked the "Post" button?

[Rev. Powell]

Weird.  Should I have waited for the imbed to read before I clicked the "Post" button?

You will have to manually remove the "s" from the "https://" part of the link. That was true of the previous plugin too.

Look at both the http and the https version with the preview button before you hit post and you'll see.

[indianasmith]

Thanks, both of you.