How to embed videos on the new site

[Soggydoughnuts]

Edited by Pegasi Delta

With the upgrade to vBulletin 3.8 comes a new and easier way to embed videos within your posts here at Forge Hub.

Simply surround the link to your video with [url] and [/url] tags as you would to make any other url in to a link, like this:

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BxBt-ucFLc[/url]

Or, as long as the "Automatically parse links in text" and "Automatically embed media" boxes are checked, which they are by default, then you should be able to just post a direct link to the video and it will automatically generate the code to embed the video when you click post. It couldn't be easier.

Video links will automatically turn in to embedded videos rather than just a regular link as normal with [url] and [/url] tags, as long as the video site is supported. If not they will simply act as a standard link to the url. To my knowledge, only Youtube and Vimeo are supported at this early stage, but more widespread support has been promised soon.


The Video embedding tags have changed along with the upgrade of the vB forum software, the below information is no longer accurate.

Embedding Videos:
There are two ways to embed youtube videos.

The Easy Way:

1. Check the "Use Goldbrick Video Options" checkbox
2. Paste Youtube video where you want it in the post

The Advanced Way:

1. Click "New Thread" at the top of the page
2. Scroll down to the bottom of the page
3. Check the "Use Goldbrick Video Options" checkbox
4. New options will appear, Fill the title in as neccessary
5. For the size use 425x355
6. Paste the url of the youtube video you wish to embedd at the bottom of your post
7. Just like magic it has been embedded to the site.

If you have any more questions please ask in this thread. They will all be compiled into a FAQ and placed in this post.

-Donuts

[Nemihara]

Helpful. I was getting confused on what this Goldbrick thing was supposed to do.

[Creeping Death]

The new video posting method is terrible,sorry.

Much better and user friendly when you simply had to click one tab to post a video.

It's fine after you figure it out,but less computer savvy people will have a hard time at first I am sure.

[Ryuuketsu]

Can't you just use the "Hyperlink" (Or is it Insert Link?) button? I embedded a video like that, when i just wanted to put in a link.

[Nitrous]

I think just putting the link in the thread will embed it. Let me check.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=3AdFA6WWJ7E


Edit: Yes it automatically embeds.

[Soggydoughnuts]

Thread has been updated with new information.

-Donuts

[Creeping Death]

Originally Posted by Nitrous

I think just putting the link in the thread will embed it. Let me check.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=3AdFA6WWJ7E


Edit: Yes it automatically embeds.

Oh nice, I retract my previous statement then,my bad.

[xXmooregamesXx]

Well, that seems to work, but it is annoying that you have to click it and follow the link...

[El Capitaine]

Originally Posted by xXmooregamesXx

Well, that seems to work, but it is annoying that you have to click it and follow the link...

yes, it's not embedded.

Can we please get the [youtube] tags back, please?

I mean, since bbcode just parses specific tags into html, just have it parse [youtube] into youtube's embed html code.

[Fbu]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ly0YnSBpQQ&feature=related



Wow, do what nitrous said... this is much easier than the youtube tags


1. Click use goldburg or whatever
2. paste youtube link in

DONE. FUCKING EASY.