Old embed code for youtube videos

Bob Luken

I have in the past stumbled upon the old code among the new crap but I forgot how I found it. It used to be easy. Click on *share*. click on *embed*. click on *use old embed code*. In the "How to format your posts [Now with Emoticons aka Smilies]" thread it states that I need to use a code. Cut and paste. Is that the only way to post youtube vids to ccom now? Seems like I stumbled upon a way to click on the old embed code within the new embed menu on youtube but I forgot how to reveal it. Any tips or tricks?

jd50ae

Did you hit the "MORE" button?

webmost

jd50ae:

Did you hit the "MORE" button?

The more button does not reveal the old code any more. It used to. Now defunct.

jgibv

Bob Luken:

I have in the past stumbled upon the old code among the new crap but I forgot how I found it. It used to be easy. Click on *share*. click on *embed*. click on *use old embed code*. In the "How to format your posts [Now with Emoticons aka Smilies]" thread it states that I need to use a code. Cut and paste. Is that the only way to post youtube vids to ccom now? Seems like I stumbled upon a way to click on the old embed code within the new embed menu on youtube but I forgot how to reveal it. Any tips or tricks?

it appears that youtube removed the "old embed code" feature within the last couple weeks.

the new "iframe" code does not work on these forums.

use the code below (i have updated this in the formatting thread as well)



<embed width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Unique Video ID Goes Here">

You'll find the Unique Video ID in the URL, example below (bolded)


Video URL from youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGd1eiLKY_8

Embed code would look like this:
<embed width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qGd1eiLKY_8">

And resulting video should look like this:

Bob Luken

jgibv:

it appears that youtube removed the "old embed code" feature within the last couple weeks.

the new "iframe" code does not work on these forums.

use the code below (i have updated this in the formatting thread as well)

I was afraid you were gonna say that <-------- First world problem.

jimmyv723

jgibv:

Bob Luken:

I have in the past stumbled upon the old code among the new crap but I forgot how I found it. It used to be easy. Click on *share*. click on *embed*. click on *use old embed code*. In the "How to format your posts [Now with Emoticons aka Smilies]" thread it states that I need to use a code. Cut and paste. Is that the only way to post youtube vids to ccom now? Seems like I stumbled upon a way to click on the old embed code within the new embed menu on youtube but I forgot how to reveal it. Any tips or tricks?

it appears that youtube removed the "old embed code" feature within the last couple weeks.

the new "iframe" code does not work on these forums.

use the code below (i have updated this in the formatting thread as well)



<embed width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Unique Video ID Goes Here">

You'll find the Unique Video ID in the URL, example below (bolded)


Video URL from youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGd1eiLKY_8

Embed code would look like this:
<embed width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qGd1eiLKY_8">

And resulting video should look like this:

Very cool and I was wondering if I was the only one having issues with embedding vids.

Bob Luken

Has YouTube changed the Unique Video ID in the URL? I cant get our handy shortcut to work anymore

jd50ae

Maybe the software upgrade CCom is planning will be more user friendly and video posts won't be such a royal pain.

I will be forever curious as to why YouTube would commit such a heinous act.

Bob Luken

I figured it out,...... for now,......... until I forget how to do it next time I try it.

jlmarta

jd50ae:

Maybe the software upgrade CCom is planning .........

Is this some more of your well-known sarcasm, JD?? (LoL) I think by now we're all well aware that it'll be a cold day in h3ll when Ccom upgrades the software. Somebody been blowing smoke up your tuckus?? ??

Martel

Nope. They promised an update in a thread a while ago.

Bob Luken

Hope we don't lose all our old posts. I remember members discussing this before and there was talk of an upgrade but the posts in the old format couldn't be saved in the process and the old posts would be gone from the system. Where is this thread where they talk about upgrades?

0patience

Martel:

Nope. They promised an update in a thread a while ago.

Yes they did.
Now to see if they will deliver on it.

Martel

Bob Luken:

Hope we don't lose all our old posts. I remember members discussing this before and there was talk of an upgrade but the posts in the old format couldn't be saved in the process and the old posts would be gone from the system. Where is this thread where they talk about upgrades?

http://www.cigar.com/cs/forums/2/843501/ShowThread.aspx

Andy says so on the second page, second post. Won't be until late this year.

brianetz1

Bob Luken:

Hope we don't lose all our old posts. I remember members discussing this before and there was talk of an upgrade but the posts in the old format couldn't be saved in the process and the old posts would be gone from the system. Where is this thread where they talk about upgrades?

this is a very real possibility unless they are just updating this CMS to a newer version.

i have been a part of message boards for the better part of 17 years and have been through "upgrades" and very few upgrades to completely different versions of message board software come with the ability to import old threads......it sucks, but true.