How to embed video and gifs?

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- 09/24/2015 at 1:12 PM #2169
  
  3UteDad
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  I’ve seen some of you have embedded gifs and videos from various sources. Could somebody give a simple primer on how to accomplish this? I tried doing a youtube video using embed code and it didn’t work and I didn’t find any straightforward explanation when I looked at wordpress support forums.
- 09/24/2015 at 1:23 PM #2174
  
  High Uintas
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  I’m equally as baffled and what is the “code” button used for?
  - 09/24/2015 at 1:30 PM #2177
    
    3UteDad
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    It’s a secret code!
    
    It would be helpful to get an explanation on each one of the buttons. Nothing comes up when you roll the cursor over. Maybe it’s a customization option that Tony hasn’t gotten to yet.
- 09/24/2015 at 1:36 PM #2179
  Hockeybeard
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```
The code button
puts the lines of text
into a code format to
set it apart from the
regular post like this
```
  <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/_i2-BMliKiY” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
  
  I’m not sure if Tony@admin has allowed certain embed tags because of the threat of nasty exploits. Can’t blame him.
  
  To put images or .gifs into your post, just use the [img] tag. Copy the link location of the actual image/.gif and then click the [img] tag and copy and paste.
- 09/24/2015 at 1:37 PM #2180
  Hockeybeard
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  Testing…
  
  nope, didn’t work. Tried to put a youtube link in under the [img] tag, but it didn’t work out.
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- 09/24/2015 at 1:44 PM #2184
  
  SouthJordanUte
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  For youtube I just simply copy and paste the link straight into the text box. I don’t even use those buttons up top. For imgs and gifs I don’t use the buttons up top either. I upload my pics/gifs to imgur.com and then just copy and paste the url of the pic straight into the text box. The buttons above confuse me as well.
- 09/24/2015 at 1:45 PM #2185
  
  SouthJordanUte
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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNvfb2XNlDU
  - 09/24/2015 at 1:48 PM #2186
    3UteDad
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    test
    
    Thanks!
    
    This reply was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by 3UteDad.
- 09/24/2015 at 1:49 PM #2187
  
  Hockeybeard
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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i2-BMliKiY
  - 09/24/2015 at 1:49 PM #2189
    
    Hockeybeard
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    Huh…look at that. #SkynetIsReal
- 09/24/2015 at 1:56 PM #2191
  
  SouthJordanUte
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  Wouldn’t it be AWESOME if you could just drag and drop .JPGS and .GIFS straight into the message?
- 09/24/2015 at 2:02 PM #2195
  
  High Uintas
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  Seems to work for emoticon images as well.
- 09/24/2015 at 2:06 PM #2196
  
  SouthJordanUte
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  https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/4e/5c/f7/4e5cf7d4ccb9c59b6620a9c71944d51e.jpg
- 09/24/2015 at 2:08 PM #2197
  
  Tony (admin)
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  - 09/27/2015 at 9:46 PM #3240
    
    YodaUte
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5FaqKvqeU4
- 09/24/2015 at 2:08 PM #2198
  SouthJordanUte
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  So the image button above worked on this one, but it hasn’t on some others for me.
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- 09/24/2015 at 2:08 PM #2199
  
  Tony (admin)
  Keymaster
  
  In the little toolbar above the text field just click the “img” button. Then paste your image URL in there. The next window asks you for a description, which you don’t need if you don’t want.
  - 09/24/2015 at 2:21 PM #2205
    
    3UteDad
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    Do we need to worry about sizing the image or will the software handle that for us?
- 09/27/2015 at 10:45 PM #3244
  
  Tony (admin)
  Keymaster
  
  When inserting images there is no need to worry about size. A simple line of code or two I put in makes the images friendly to devices of all sizes. Nice eh? Take a look at the home page on your phone or on your browser and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
  
  That said it is best to paste images that are “web friendly” and not gigantic, to prevent the pages from loading very slowly.
- 10/19/2015 at 10:21 PM #5508
  
  Anonymous
  Inactive
  
  How do you upload an image from your computer?
- 10/20/2015 at 7:48 AM #5526
  
  Tony (admin)
  Keymaster
  
  How do you upload an image from your computer?
  
  Image upload is not an option here currently. You can use an image service to store your images and link the image url here with the ‘img’ button in the text editor. Or are you talking about uploading an image for your user profile picture? If that’s the case, click your own name and you will to go your profile.
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