LSLGuy
October 27, 2025, 11:20pm
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These are the can’t fail instructions for posting a YouTube vid to SDMB’s configuration of Discourse. Works 100% of the time. If you follow the recipe.
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. …