add external video by URL

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• Started 1 year ago by jessipoo
• Latest reply from Devin
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   jessipoo
   Member

   Hi.

   So when I click on that button when adding a portfolio item, enter the URL copy pasted from either youtube or vimeo, it shows up as a link in the thumbnail.

   When I try to edit the image caption, it stops working properly.

   I've found workarounds to this (by the caption button when you open up the item, or as a image linked with a video after opening the item) but I want to be able to use this function properly.

   Am I missing something?

   Posted 1 year ago #
2. 

   Devin
   Moderator

   Hi Jessipoo,

   When you add the videos, make sure you are putting in only the link to the video, not the extra stuff at the end. For youtube (and from the example video on your site)

   IE:
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUmhLj_kOT8&feature=g-all-u&context=G2b447c9FAAAAAAAAAAA
   Should actually be:
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUmhLj_kOT8

   Posted 1 year ago #
3. 

   jessipoo
   Member

   Hey Devin,

   I made the change but it's still displaying the link.

   Posted 1 year ago #
4. 

   Dude
   Dude

   Please try if you can use the embed shortcode in the content: http://codex.wordpress.org/Embeds - use it like:
   

   [embed width="123" height="456"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUmhLj_kOT8[/embed]

   If the video doesn't appear too it's probably a server side problem (blocked socket connections, etc.). The socket connections are required to retrieve the oembed protocol.

   Posted 1 year ago #
5. 

   jessipoo
   Member

   It didn't work when I pasted it in the "add external video by URL"

   So you said it's server side.

   Do I need to contact my host for them to enable it somehow?

   Posted 1 year ago #
6. 

   mebebrown
   Member

   Hello, I have this problem, too, for videos I am trying to upload to a portfolio page. I have no problem with my other site and adding videos, but when I try to "add a portfolio item"
   and go to the bottom and upload a video I, too, only get a link, not the image.

   Please advise, as this feature should be working.

   I'm using a company called WISTIA for video hosting.

   Thank you!!

   Posted 1 year ago #
7. 

   Devin
   Moderator

   Hi Jessipoo,

   Did you try putting the embed code into to text editing area or as the URL? If its not working even within the page then yes,its a server issue.

   Posted 1 year ago #
8. 

   Devin
   Moderator

   Hi Mebebrown,

   You can see a list of supported video hosting providers for embedding within wordpress here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Embeds#Okay.2C_So_What_Sites_Can_I_Embed_From.3F

   Posted 1 year ago #

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