# Have links to YouTube been disabled?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Created:** [April 1, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958 "2023-04-01T01:35:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
**Page:** 15

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**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/283 "2024-09-19T22:55:43Z")

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Sure thing. Maybe one day we’ll get an actual fix…

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/284 "2024-09-20T00:24:19Z")

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What I want is a locked pinned Site Feedback thread named “How to Post Embedded Videos” with just 1 post which gives the exact recipe for the workaround.

So whenever somebody says " I can’t post a vid!", we just reply w that link.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/285 "2024-09-20T00:47:22Z")

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Done:

> [@How to avoid the YouTube posting bug](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-the-youtube-posting-bug/1007499):
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> You’re trying to post a YouTube video, but you get a popup saying “You can’t embed media items in a post.” Here’s how to avoid that. There are a couple of minor variations. I haven’t written my post yet Write your post normally but do not include the YouTube link(s). When you are satisfied with the post, hide the preview window (see the \<\< button in the lower-right). Then, insert the links in the desired locations. Note that the links should each appear on a line by themselves. Then post. …

Well, pester the mods to pin it. Oh, and give me some feedback quick if you have any.

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**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/286 "2024-09-20T10:20:02Z")

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Can we pester them about [this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-implement-this-option/1005532/28) one too. They seem to be ignoring it.

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/287 "2024-09-20T14:01:24Z")

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> [@pjd](#):
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> They seem to be ignoring it.

Because mods can’t do anything about it.

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**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/288 "2024-09-21T01:49:11Z")

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I doubt the admins can fix bugs. What they can change are options for how the boards will work for our site, like allowing images from other sites but not storing pictures.

At my previous job, the system had a Facebook like interface that displayed the videos and website thumbnails like here. We used a third party to generate the display - someone would post a video, it would be sent to their site which would generate the html, store it on their site, and a key would be generated that was put into the post text. Then when our site was to display the link, we would make a request for the display and they would display it in the post.

(Note: it’s been at least 5 years since I worked on that, I’m a little fuzzy on the details now)

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/289 "2024-09-21T02:21:33Z")

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> [@Zyada](#):
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> I doubt the admins can fix bugs. What they can change are options for how the boards will work for our site, like allowing images from other sites but not storing pictures.

Administrators, yes. Moderators, no. Earlier, **pjd** was asking if mods could address the other issue, and the answer is no, they can’t.

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**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/290 "2024-09-21T08:27:53Z")

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I was sure **engineer\_comp\_geek** was able to address another issue which just  
required changing some site option/setting before.  
I could be mistaken of course, it wouldn’t be the first time !

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**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/291 "2025-02-06T04:18:15Z")

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Test that failed

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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/292 "2025-02-23T23:14:17Z")

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> [@Dr.Strangelove](#):
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> Done:
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> > [@](#):
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> > You’re trying to post a YouTube video, but you get a popup saying “You can’t embed media items in a post.” Here’s how to avoid that. There are a couple of minor variations. I haven’t written my post yet Write your post normally but do not include the YouTube link(s). When you are satisfied with the post, hide the preview window (see the \<\< button in the lower-right). Then, insert the links in the desired locations. Note that the links should each appear on a line by themselves. Then post. …
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> Well, pester the mods to pin it. Oh, and give me some feedback quick if you have any.

Nevermind, I thought I found a workaround and I haven’t

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**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/293 "2025-02-24T00:16:55Z")

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The [pinned workaround](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-the-youtube-posting-bug/1007499) is 100% effective if followed. If the instructions aren’t working, read them carefully and try again.

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