Youtube Video BBCode

A selection of BBCodes for use on your phpBB3 Forums.
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LDM
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Youtube Video BBCode

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To embed youtube video in posts, add this BBCode.

BBCode:

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[youtube]{TEXT}[/youtube]
HTML:

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<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/{TEXT}" wmode="transparent" style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="">
Helpline:

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[youtube]Embed code or ID#[/youtube]
To add the video, just click the youtube tags, and add the ID number of the video in, that's the code after 'watch?v='

Embed example:
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Post by andyp99 »

i dont really understand this.Do i have to put this code in my forum somewhere to give me u tube tags and if so where and what is this helpline thing please.Also i cant see the 'watch you wrote above anywhere in the post.
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Re: Youtube Video BBCode

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Go to admin panel - Posting - BBCodes - Add new BBCode.
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thank you
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Post by QuickFix »

Great I will add this as my first video code on phpbb 3 :thumbsup:
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Hey this is great, thanks :)
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Post by svalle »

Thanks LDM.
Now I will add more bbcodes.
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for people using phpbb 3.0.7 use this html replacement instead, other wise you will get a {TEXT} error when submitting the bbcode in the ACP!

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<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/{INTTEXT}" wmode="transparent" style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="">
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Post by xirs6ix »

Thanks
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Post by Azzza95 »

I'm stuck. I'm try to add this to my freeforum
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Post by cisco007 »

exactly what are you stuck at!?
maybe you can't even add bbcodes on freeforums!
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