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General Support & Troubleshooting: Posting Youtube Video Into A Discussion

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    • CommentAuthorerinsav
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2008
     # 1
    I wanted to be able to post Youtube videos into a discussion but when I copy and paste the embed code it only shows the code and not the video. Does anyone have any experience with doing this and if so did you run into the same problem? Maybe it's the editor that I'm using? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
    • CommentAuthorfysicsluvr
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2008
     # 2
    yes, by default, vanilla comments are text. The html formatter allows html in comments, but i think it would strip out youtube stuff. (try it, though) There's an extension called like JQmedia (requires JQuery) that does exactly what you need.
    • CommentAuthordan39
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2008 edited
     # 3
    HTML formatter is specifically built to easily embed videos.



    Just read the documentation, and use these bits of html.

    <video type="youtube">video-id</video>

    <video type="google">doc-id</video>

    <video type="myspace">video-id</video>
    • CommentAuthorerinsav
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2008
     # 4
    dan39, thank you.

    I tried adding that code in a few diferent instances and can't figure out which is which. CAn you take a look on this page. I have enabled the html formatter extension also.

    http://www.suboxone-doctor.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=19
    • CommentAuthorfysicsluvr
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2008
     # 5
    it looks like, although you have the html formatter, you chose text. Make sure your permissions say you can use html, andthen edit it and choose Format comments as: html (at the bottom of the textbox, above 'add your comments')
    • CommentAuthorerinsav
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2008
     # 6
    I checked to be sure the admin role could post images and html and also was sure to choose html format above 'add your comments.'

    It looks like the code isn't rendering at all but the video ID is still there.
    • CommentAuthordan39
    • CommentTimeJan 21st 2008 edited
     # 7
    I believe you need to enable to function on line 57 of the HTML Formatter (v 2.4) default.php.

    define('HTML_VIDEO_TAG', 0);

    Just change it to a 1
    • CommentAuthorerinsav
    • CommentTimeJan 23rd 2008 edited
     # 8
    I actually did do that...changed to 1. So just to recap: I am using html formatter, I have changed the 0 to 1, and I am making sure to choose the html option to post my comment...any other ideas of what the problem could be?

    I really appreciate the help.
    Erin
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      CommentAuthorWanderer
    • CommentTimeJan 23rd 2008
     # 9
    Thanks dan39, didn't realise HTML Formatter had evolved so much.
    I am still using an earlier version because I made so many hacks to it.

    • CommentAuthorerinsav
    • CommentTimeJan 26th 2008
     # 10
    I appreciate all of the help so far but does anyone out there have any more suggestions on what the problem could be?
  11.  # 11
    so i am using JQmedia and i can post videos via link. However if i try to embed the video, it will not work, the same thing happens as the users above. Any idea why?

    I have enabled HTML VIDEO TAG.
    • CommentAuthordan39
    • CommentTimeFeb 5th 2008 edited
     # 12
    Have you guys tried successfully posting a video to this forum? First do that to rule out that you are using the correct syntax. Then, try it on your own forum and use Firebug (the Firefox/mozilla extension) to inspect your outputted markup. See if the formatter is replacing your tags with anything, or not.

    Once you are able to give us more information like that, someone will have a better idea of what's going on.
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      CommentAuthorWanderer
    • CommentTimeFeb 6th 2008
     # 13
    • CommentAuthorr4lph
    • CommentTimeMar 17th 2008 edited
     # 14
    the change 0 to 1 trick worked for me.
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      CommentAuthorRaize
    • CommentTimeOct 21st 2008 edited
     # 15
    How to embed YouTube videos using the HTML Formatter extension:

    1) Unzip the Html Formatter Directory

    2) Open "default.php"

    3) Change the 0 in line 57 to a 1: define('HTML_VIDEO_TAG', 0);

    4) Upload and activate the extension as usual

    5) When creating a new discussion, use

    <video type="youtube">video code here</video>

    example: <video type="youtube">PlCj3OAi6j4</video>

    and make sure you click "format comments as html" beneath the comment editor window.

    6) That was all I had to do to embed youtube videos in my Vanilla 1.1.5a installation. Good Luck!

    P.S. This function works great with the BlogThis extension by Spode

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