LSLGuy
April 17, 2026, 12:44pm
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Embedding YouTube vids (any YT vid) requires a special technique to get around a bug in Discourse. Easy once you’ve been given the secret, but baffling until then.
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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. …