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Youtube video embed: how-to


By DemAdmin - Posted on 10 August 2008

  1. Create a new Story/Page/Blog entry or edit an existing item
  2. Disable rich text
  3. Copy the Embed code for the video from Youtube
  4. Paste the Embed code where you would like the video to appear in the post. e.g.:
    <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iWX5u69hmzY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iWX5u69hmzY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
  5. Change the Input format to Full HTML. Important: If this is not done, your text will appear, but, the YouTube video will be missing.
  6. Complete the rest of the text editing, title, tags, etc.
  7. Preview your edits. If everything is correct, your Youtube video should appear in the preview like the one below:



  8. If everything looks good, Submit the entry