How do I get a youtube link to work again?

Dave Hadfield · **Joined:** Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:31 pm **Posts:** 1672

[youtube]https://youtu.be/C6e8Vd730N8?si=qZnMHlOdVhMTd0oT[/youtube]

quemerford · **Joined:** Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:19 pm **Posts:** 1569

Looks OK: just paste the link into a browser. Why do you need it to work again?

Thomas_Mac · **Posted:** Sun Jan 12, 2025 11:22 pm

Not sure if the embed is working at this point but what you are looking for is the share button on your video at the lower right beside the likes/dislikes. From there you click the "embed" option and copy that code to paste

Hooligan2 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 13, 2025 5:19 am

https://youtu.be/C6e8Vd730N8

Hmm, had problems in the past with an address that includes the question mark and everything beyond - tried eliminating that here, no go...

Archer · **Joined:** Tue Nov 30, 2004 3:13 pm **Posts:** 426

I have a quick and dirty 'How-to' document available here: https://www.vc10.net/div/Youtube_on_WIX.pdf
If you follow the screenshots in that, it should work.

junkman9096 · **Joined:** Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:44 pm **Posts:** 254

I took out everything that was [youtube], copied and pasted the rest into the URL line and got how to start a Warner 165 video. Is that where you wanted to go? And how did you get the [youtube] anyway? :lol:

Dave Hadfield · **Joined:** Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:31 pm **Posts:** 1672

Thanks, but none of the replies have a tip/hint that results in a graphic of the YouTube video.

I thought I should be able to select the "share" tab on the youtube video, copy it, paste it into the youtube option when you make a post here, and the link should show up here as a graphic picture, a thumbnail, which serves as a link.

I don't see it happening.

Am I doing something wrong?

Hooligan2 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 15, 2025 3:36 am

Dave Hadfield wrote:

Am I doing something wrong?

If you are so am I!

I did try the YouTube BBcode thing as well to no avail...

Thomas_Mac · **Posted:** Wed Jan 15, 2025 9:39 am

I dont think the feature is working anyways Dave (or it at least didn't work in my first post) but I have attached screenshots to clarify my first post. From your video you need to click on "share" then click "Embed" option then copy the code I've highlighted on the right and paste it [ youtube ] HERE [ /youtube ].

Trying again, does this load correctly for anyone else?

quemerford · **Joined:** Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:19 pm **Posts:** 1569

Just one question: how did you do it originally? It sounds like a link stopped working and you need to link again?

It's possible the video has been removed if it suddenly stops working.

Archer · **Joined:** Tue Nov 30, 2004 3:13 pm **Posts:** 426

There is something broken on the forum side I think. The 'youtube' tags are non-standard for the forum software and need to be defined in the settings to work properly. I'm guessing something has changed during the forum upgrade and this stopped this method from working. We need Scott to dive into the inner workings of the forum and kick the right little gremlin into action :wink:

(edit: It's in the ACP under 'Posting'-'BBCodes'. The custom code defined there is somehow not working anymore. It could also be due to a change in the Youtube embed code format. Perhaps they changed the embed string somehow.)

I tried using the method I outlined in the document I linked to above, which is the same that Thomas_Mac explained above. The frame is there but the video is not showing.

There's nothing we can do about this gents, we need to trust our reliable site owner, he will solve this riddle.

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