Posting Youtube Videos

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Posting Youtube Videos

Post by kiwigeo » Wed Sep 13, 2023 2:17 pm

Instructions for including links to Youtube videos in posts:

1. Bring up the Youtube video in your browser and copy the URL for same.
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2. Go to menu directly above the post edit window and select "youtube". Two sets of square bracketed codes will appear.
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3. Paste the video URL in between the two square bracketed codes.
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4. edit out everything in the URL except the letters and numbers that follow "watch?v="

Eg, "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYS0mkPzqx4" gets edited down to "AYS0mkPzqx4"
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5. Select "preview button below edit window to check video appears correctly
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6. Press "save" to upload post.
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