True, but that's also true for embedding external images and such.
Tags are the standard way vB works, so having two different ways to embed things (say an image or a video) is confusing. I can understand somebody could want control over who and where can embed videos or other media, but to me it would make more sense to have a media icon that the user would have to click on, just like it's done with an external image.
As to mods in general, there is the question of whether the author will keep updating the mod for future. By the time vB4 comes around you may have gotten tired of your mod (which does not seem to require code changes, which is good news for an admin) and it may not work anymore, which means that this way of embedding media may not work, and hence users may have to learn a different way of embedding them.
So personally I avoid mods unless what the mod does is an absolute must for the forum.
Tags are the standard way vB works, so having two different ways to embed things (say an image or a video) is confusing. I can understand somebody could want control over who and where can embed videos or other media, but to me it would make more sense to have a media icon that the user would have to click on, just like it's done with an external image.
As to mods in general, there is the question of whether the author will keep updating the mod for future. By the time vB4 comes around you may have gotten tired of your mod (which does not seem to require code changes, which is good news for an admin) and it may not work anymore, which means that this way of embedding media may not work, and hence users may have to learn a different way of embedding them.
So personally I avoid mods unless what the mod does is an absolute must for the forum.
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