How to Post a YouTube Video
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 2:40 pm
Ken, (Mumbleypeg) asked how I do this and since so many seem to struggle with posting a YouTube video I thought it's a perfect "How To" for this new Forum.
It's really not difficult at all once you know the "secrets".
1st Step: Get a video going on YouTube. Y'all know how to do this. Then copy the URL (Uniform Resource Locator and is a reference (an address) to a resource on the Internet.) 2nd Step: Click on the YouTube button in your post and copy the URL of the video in between the [youtube] and [/youtube]
Warning: Sometimes, if your cursor is not on the first line of the post (you type something before the video) your cursor will end up between the '/' and the 'y' of youtube when you click on the "YouTube" button and the video won't work. Make sure your cursor is between the ] and [ before you hit ctrl V to paste your copied URL. 3rd and most important step: Get rid of the 's' in the 'https' portion of the URL AND sometimes the URL will have an '&' followed by some stuff. Get rid of the '&' and everything that follows. Ta Da, The End ........................ Except for one in a coons age, instead of an & tacked on to the URL, there will be (I think) a '?' followed by some characters so you will have to get rid of that. If you see 'you.tube' towards the end of the URL, then definitely there is an '&' or '?'.
If I've just confused you more, PM your frustration and we'll get it worked out.
It's really not difficult at all once you know the "secrets".
1st Step: Get a video going on YouTube. Y'all know how to do this. Then copy the URL (Uniform Resource Locator and is a reference (an address) to a resource on the Internet.) 2nd Step: Click on the YouTube button in your post and copy the URL of the video in between the [youtube] and [/youtube]
Warning: Sometimes, if your cursor is not on the first line of the post (you type something before the video) your cursor will end up between the '/' and the 'y' of youtube when you click on the "YouTube" button and the video won't work. Make sure your cursor is between the ] and [ before you hit ctrl V to paste your copied URL. 3rd and most important step: Get rid of the 's' in the 'https' portion of the URL AND sometimes the URL will have an '&' followed by some stuff. Get rid of the '&' and everything that follows. Ta Da, The End ........................ Except for one in a coons age, instead of an & tacked on to the URL, there will be (I think) a '?' followed by some characters so you will have to get rid of that. If you see 'you.tube' towards the end of the URL, then definitely there is an '&' or '?'.
If I've just confused you more, PM your frustration and we'll get it worked out.