How to safely allow embedded YouTube videos?
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Jake bunce, for you.
Jake, that was great.
Even a dummy like me was able to do it.
I have 2 quick questions if I may.
First, I had a different code there that had a warning thingee that you had to click on to view the video, and it showed all this code which looked weird.
I did it the way you said here on the first page, and it just puts the player in the post and you play it. It looks MUCH better.
What I am thinking though is it better to have that disclaimer that the old way had, but without all the ugly code showing?
Lastly and more importantly, is there a way only I as ADMIN, can post videos like this?
I also just noticed that here as I am typing up this response, when I click to Italicize a word, it just does it. In my board which is 3.7.3 it puts the code in front of it like this example and you don't see the example like this, like you do here.
Do I need to set something to make it the way it works here?
Thanks
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You can use the embed code on YouTube's site to make a BB code:
Admin CP -> Custom BB Codes -> Add New BB Code
Title - YouTube
Tag - youtube
Replacement:
Code:<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/{param}"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/{param}" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>
Description - Use the movie code from the YouTube URL in your browser. For example, http://youtube.com/watch?v=JFwCCL0Vh6UComment
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Is it possible to display youtube video in a post by youtube link? (example I would paste this --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbdZS...ture=rec-fresh and it'll turn into a screen?) .
I do not like to enable html
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Is it possible to display youtube video in a post by youtube link? (example I would paste this --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbdZS...ture=rec-fresh and it'll turn into a screen?) .
I do not like to enable htmlVote for these issues:Comment
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http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=189267 is farrrrrr more user friendly and allows users to simply paste URLs of selected sites like Youtube without needing bbcode (then again I am biased).Comment
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http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=189267 is farrrrrr more user friendly and allows users to simply paste URLs of selected sites like Youtube without needing bbcode (then again I am biased).
Personally, I try to stay away from major plugins and modifications, specially if they require database changes, as the hole thing gets more complicated for updates and such.
The way to embed youtube video using the standard vB is good enough for me.Vote for these issues:Comment
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Couldn't see for the life of me how it would get more complicated for updates or anything else for that matter, but to each their own. My goal is simply to make forums easier for users. IMO using bbcode to put in the id of part a URL is not only counter intuitive, its a pain in the butt for users, it isn't extensible and prone to problems.
Anyhoo, like I said - to each their own
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Like I said before the way i do it with the standard vB, if a user pastes the complete YouTube code it works just as well, as the system strips the unneeded parts as they are HTML code.Vote for these issues:Comment
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mmkay. Lets just agree that we prefer things differently.
Having a bbcode that accepts the id of a URL is a far cry from the usability I am talking about. Even if you can still dump in the entire URL and think you will get consistent results. A bbcode entry will not be controllable via usergroups, resolve URL titles, ensure the video can even be embedded (an increasing amount of youtube videos will no longer embed)! It wont let you specify forums, it won't work unless the user wraps tags around the id and it wont allow you to add additional sites without adding more bbcode tags (bad idea).
Anyhooo... in the end its up to you and how your users use your site. IMO, the usability difference is very substantial and the reasons you gave for avoiding plugins misleading. My suggestion is to check out all options (there are now LOADS of embedding options on .org) and make an informed choice that fits your site objectives and your users needsComment
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by avitorhi
i really like to embed videos in the vbulletin 5
what i see now that is works for youtube only
i do like to embed videos from www.uptobox.com or www.openload.co and other video sites....-
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