YouTube is a non-Williams service that hosts video for sharing on the web.
Automatic embedding
WordPress can automatically embed YouTube videos in your page/post- all you have to do is put the YouTube URL on a line by itself.
Getting a YouTube URL
1. Find your video on YouTube.
2. Click on the share button, located below the video (outlined in red below) – this will reveal more options.
3. Copy the URL that has been automatically highlighted/selected in your browser, located below the social media icons.
Overview
WordPress allows you to automatically embed video, audio and other content from most popular media hosting sites simply by placing a URL on a line by itself in a page or post.
Getting the URL
Finding the URL to paste into WordPress is a bit different for each media hosting site. In most cases, you’ll be looking for a share icon that looks something like one of these:
More specific instructions for finding the correct URLs, and demos of the embedded content, can be found on these pages:
Inserting the URL
This example uses a YouTube video, but the process is the same for all automatically embedded media: simply paste the URL on a line by itself, as shown in the “correct” example below.
Preview
If you are editing your page/post in visual mode (orange arrow, below), you will see a preview of your movie (or other type of content) where you placed the URL.
Embedded content toolbar
Click on the preview of your embedded content to reveal a toolbar, outlined in red below. To edit the embedded content’s URL, click the pencil. To delete the content, click X.
Demo
Here's what an embedded YouTube video looks like:
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