Embedding Youtube videos is borked...

[jCole]

See thread title. :p

[Erik Mitchell]

<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9zig9W1Gh4A&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9zig9W1Gh4A&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

[nygaard]

<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gm0GUfLjSOQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gm0GUfLjSOQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

[Fonzie]

http://www.crimespot.net/Spotted/Images/SwedishChefSmall.jpg

[jCole]

Doesn't work on Chrome and apparently IE.

Talking to another person with the same issue.

/shrug

[jCole]

Weird, works now...

False alarm!

[Sharpshooter]

You have to go to "go advanced" and unhyperlink the whole embed code. I'm not sure why it does this, but it also applies to pretty much any embed.

[jCole]

Ahhhh, maybe that was it.

Thanks Sharp!

[timH]

You have to go to "go advanced" and unhyperlink the whole embed code. I'm not sure why it does this, but it also applies to pretty much any embed.

And where can one find said "go advanced" option. First time trying to embed for me

[Just Ben]

The "Go Advanced" button is right next to the "post quick reply" button.

It takes you to a more advanced editor that allows you to remove the auto-linked URL.

Basically the forum software is trying to automatically convert the URL within the YouTube code to a link, but when it does that it breaks the embed code. So you have to go to Advanced and click the chain link with a red X through it to remove the autolink so it doesn't blow up the embed code..

[timH]

Thanks Ben that helps, Wierd thing is though it will let me post the video to the end of this thread but will not let me post it on a thread in the politics forum.:confused:

[Just Ben]

Thanks Ben that helps, Wierd thing is though it will let me post the video to the end of this thread but will not let me post it on a thread in the politics forum.:confused:

Are you sure your in the advanced editor?

Otherwise, i dunno wtf is going on there..