Im trying to start a new thread and want to insert a youtube video but I cant seem to get it... Any ideas? Please!

tinaz said:

Im trying to start a new thread and want to insert a youtube video but I cant seem to get it... Any ideas? Please!

Just use [youtube](youtube link][/youtube] and make sure the link in the middle does not become an actual link... should just be text, no spaces, no underlined link, etc. (also no italics, I only did that for emphasis).

did the above and it doesn't work.

It works for me, see below. Did you use the share link fro youtube?

yes. tried that as well. still nothing.

CHIC0 said:

did the above and it doesn't work.

me too...

Serious said:

It works for me, see below. Did you use the share link fro youtube?

Yes, I copy and paste it from the address bar....

Ok! I think I got it too. now for pictures....

Ok, I worked this out. Ben is right of course, but to people like me, alot more info is needed LOL.

So...

1) Copy and paste from youtube as usual

http://www.youtube.com/wa...zQePV3KTFk

2) Now add the brackets you used to have to do

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/wa...k[/youtube]

3) Heres the new part. Above the box we all type in there is a bunch of fonts right? Highlight your link, let go of the mouse button or whatever and now 2 new icons will now suddenly be available to click on (unfortunately I cannot copy and paste the 2 icons but you can't miss them. They on the second row next to the underlined capital "A").

(Basically, its the 2 icons/fonts that only become available to click on, when you highlight your youtube link (they are faded otherwise, so you have to highlight your link properly to get the icons to work for you). If you for example simply open up a reply box now and look at the 2 rows of fonts (before doing anything), the 2 that are faded and unavailiable and look like chain links, are the ones to look out for when you highlight your link. Sorry its long winded LOL. Iam no teacher)

Anyway, on to the 2 new icons. One says "insert/edit link", and the other says "unlink". Click on the "unlink" button, with your link still highlighted of course, and now simply post it!

4)

Done!

Now, I may of done it incorrectly but it works! I didn't even use the "insert/edit link" button (what is it for, I seriously do not know LOL) so Iam sure Iam doing it wrong, but try it and see if it works for you. If my way takes longer than it should then please let me know LOL.

[Edited 6/7/10 22:47pm]

thesexofit said:

Ok, I worked this out. Ben is right of course, but to people like me, alot more info is needed LOL.

So...

1) Copy and paste from youtube as usual

http://www.youtube.com/wa...zQePV3KTFk

2) Now add the brackets you used to have to do

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/wa...k[/youtube]

3) Heres the new part. Above the box we all type in there is a bunch of fonts right? Highlight your link, let go of the mouse button or whatever and now 2 new icons will now suddenly be available to click on (unfortunately I cannot copy and paste the 2 icons but you can't miss them. They on the second row next to the underlined capital "A").

(Basically, its the 2 icons/fonts that only become available to click on, when you highlight your youtube link (they are faded otherwise, so you have to highlight your link properly to get the icons to work for you). If you for example simply open up a reply box now and look at the 2 rows of fonts (before doing anything), the 2 that are faded and unavailiable and look like chain links, are the ones to look out for when you highlight your link. Sorry its long winded LOL. Iam no teacher)

Anyway, on to the 2 new icons. One says "insert/edit link", and the other says "unlink". Click on the "unlink" button, with your link still highlighted of course, and now simply post it!

4)

Done!

Now, I may of done it incorrectly but it works! I didn't even use the "insert/edit link" button (what is it for, I seriously do not know LOL) so Iam sure Iam doing it wrong, but try it and see if it works for you. If my way takes longer than it should then please let me know LOL.

[Edited 6/7/10 22:47pm]

thanks for all of that...i was about to throw my laptop!!!!

thesexofit said:

Ok, I worked this out. Ben is right of course, but to people like me, alot more info is needed LOL.

So...

1) Copy and paste from youtube as usual

http://www.youtube.com/wa...zQePV3KTFk

2) Now add the brackets you used to have to do

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/wa...k[/youtube]

3) Heres the new part. Above the box we all type in there is a bunch of fonts right? Highlight your link, let go of the mouse button or whatever and now 2 new icons will now suddenly be available to click on (unfortunately I cannot copy and paste the 2 icons but you can't miss them. They on the second row next to the underlined capital "A").

(Basically, its the 2 icons/fonts that only become available to click on, when you highlight your youtube link (they are faded otherwise, so you have to highlight your link properly to get the icons to work for you). If you for example simply open up a reply box now and look at the 2 rows of fonts (before doing anything), the 2 that are faded and unavailiable and look like chain links, are the ones to look out for when you highlight your link. Sorry its long winded LOL. Iam no teacher)

Anyway, on to the 2 new icons. One says "insert/edit link", and the other says "unlink". Click on the "unlink" button, with your link still highlighted of course, and now simply post it!

4)

Done!

Now, I may of done it incorrectly but it works! I didn't even use the "insert/edit link" button (what is it for, I seriously do not know LOL) so Iam sure Iam doing it wrong, but try it and see if it works for you. If my way takes longer than it should then please let me know LOL.

[Edited 6/7/10 22:47pm]

Thank you! I will give it a try!

Iam glad I could help LOL.

thesexofit said:

Iam glad I could help LOL.

YEAH! I got one to work!!

Thanks again!!!!

I finally got one to work at well. Thank you! This was driving me nuts.