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HOW TO: Embed a YouTube video in your forum post

Posted 08-14-2009 at 03:47 AM by VAF Admin
Updated 08-14-2009 at 06:17 PM by VAF Admin

It's easy to embed YouTube videos in your forum posts; here's how:

Find the URL for the YouTube video you wish to embed. Find the ID of that video (whatever is after the v= in the URL. Let's say the ID is vr3x_RRJdd4 (which is the ID of a video for the Free Hugs Campaign)

Then you would enter the following into your post to embed the video:

PHP Code:


			
[youtube]vr3x_RRJdd4[/youtube]

and this is what you'll get:

Give it a try next time you want to reference a video from YouTube - it's a great way to enhance your post by including the video itself too!

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	I just have to say that I loved the video you posted as your sample (Free Hugs Campaign) ~ how very cool.
	Posted 02-10-2009 at 12:41 PM by D_Victoria_Virtual_Assistance

	I've seen videos from campaigns all over the world - if you run a search for "free hugs campaign" on YouTube you'll find a bunch. It seems like a really neat project!
	Posted 02-10-2009 at 04:07 PM by Tess

	haha - I totally missed this how-to announcement before posting my youtube link, sorry! will start paying better attention!
	Posted 06-01-2009 at 01:15 PM by frsvirtual