Post by Admin on Apr 28, 2011 22:36:14 GMT -5
There are two ways to link to a YouTube video.
(1) Post the Link
The most obvious way is to just post the link. All active links on the forum are colored rather than black, so people should be able to just click on it and it will take them to the video.
(2) Embed the Video
When you embed a video on the forum, a small box will appear in your post where people can then watch the YouTube video on this forum rather than being redirected to YouTube. In order to embed a video on the forum, you can either HTML code it yourself or use the forum's shortcut button.
Using The Shortcut Button
To use the short cut buttons, when you are posting a reply to a thread, you must hit the "reply" button on the right hand side of the top or bottom of the thread's page. The short cut buttons aren't visible if you respond using the "Quick Reply" box that is at the bottom of every thread. When you hit "reply" you will be taken to another page. In the message box, type your response. When you are ready to post the video, click on the icon. After clicking it, this-
should appear in your post. To embed your video, put the link to the YouTube video in between the brackets. So in the message box, it should look like-
Manually HTML Code
You can manually HTML code your posts by either using the "Quick Reply" box or by using the "Reply" page. If you are going to manually HTML code, then all you have to do is type in the YouTube embed code yourself instead of hitting the shortcut button. Just type in -
yourself.
**Note: There should be no spaces inside the brackets.
If you have any problems with this How-To, please reply on the Requests thread
(1) Post the Link
The most obvious way is to just post the link. All active links on the forum are colored rather than black, so people should be able to just click on it and it will take them to the video.
(2) Embed the Video
When you embed a video on the forum, a small box will appear in your post where people can then watch the YouTube video on this forum rather than being redirected to YouTube. In order to embed a video on the forum, you can either HTML code it yourself or use the forum's shortcut button.
Using The Shortcut Button
To use the short cut buttons, when you are posting a reply to a thread, you must hit the "reply" button on the right hand side of the top or bottom of the thread's page. The short cut buttons aren't visible if you respond using the "Quick Reply" box that is at the bottom of every thread. When you hit "reply" you will be taken to another page. In the message box, type your response. When you are ready to post the video, click on the icon. After clicking it, this-
[youtube][/youtube]
should appear in your post. To embed your video, put the link to the YouTube video in between the brackets. So in the message box, it should look like-
[youtube]www.youtubevideolink.com[/youtube]
Manually HTML Code
You can manually HTML code your posts by either using the "Quick Reply" box or by using the "Reply" page. If you are going to manually HTML code, then all you have to do is type in the YouTube embed code yourself instead of hitting the shortcut button. Just type in -
[youtube]www.youtubevideolink.com[/youtube]
yourself.
**Note: There should be no spaces inside the brackets.
If you have any problems with this How-To, please reply on the Requests thread