ITT: James Redd Tells You Why Your Youtube Embeds Sometimes Fail, Before He Forgets

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This embed will work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgH286eOni4

Stranded In the Jungle Groove (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 18 February 2013 18:49 (twelve years ago)

But this will fail:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&v=n1P9eI1kEK8&NR=1

Stranded In the Jungle Groove (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 18 February 2013 18:50 (twelve years ago)

i just figured this out the other day!

On Being Blue (Da Ba Dee): A Philosophical Inquiry (wins), Monday, 18 February 2013 18:51 (twelve years ago)

How to fix? Remove the extra stuff: both the feature= option AND the NR= option. Also remove the related &s

Here is code

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1P9eI1kEK8

and here should be the embed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1P9eI1kEK8

Stranded In the Jungle Groove (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 18 February 2013 18:52 (twelve years ago)

Here is code

Nope

pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Monday, 18 February 2013 18:53 (twelve years ago)

One more problem: if it says "https" at the front, , remove the "s" . This one shouldn't work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1P9eI1kEK8

Stranded In the Jungle Groove (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 18 February 2013 18:54 (twelve years ago)

Now It works: Delete thread. Oh no. I see. The code option didn't work I need to put in some kind of picture or space. Ah forget it, you get the picture.

Stranded In the Jungle Groove (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 18 February 2013 18:56 (twelve years ago)

i just figured this out the other day!

― On Being Blue (Da Ba Dee): A Philosophical Inquiry (wins)


*high five*

Stranded In the Jungle Groove (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 18 February 2013 18:56 (twelve years ago)

OK What if I did this:
REMOVETHISPREFIXTOEMBEDhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1P9eI1kEK8

Stranded In the Jungle Groove (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 18 February 2013 19:09 (twelve years ago)

GOOD LUCK YOU GUYS I'M ROOTING FOR YOU

scott seward, Monday, 18 February 2013 19:30 (twelve years ago)

You never had this problem?

Stranded In the Jungle Groove (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 18 February 2013 19:32 (twelve years ago)

Anyway, my work here is done.

Stranded In the Jungle Groove (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 18 February 2013 19:38 (twelve years ago)

i just felt like rooting for someone.

scott seward, Monday, 18 February 2013 19:39 (twelve years ago)

Let's see if this Swamp Dogg works (pasting from browser)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BHTbprAa68

dow, Monday, 18 February 2013 19:48 (twelve years ago)

Yeah! Rat On And Total Destruction will be reissued in March.

dow, Monday, 18 February 2013 19:49 (twelve years ago)

I click on the supposed "embed unfriendly" link and the I watch the video

brimstead, Monday, 18 February 2013 20:17 (twelve years ago)

Sure. But you didn't need James Redd to tell you that in this thead.

Stranded In the Jungle Groove (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 18 February 2013 20:20 (twelve years ago)

one year passes...

still can't find where people are getting these urls without the "watch?"... part and with the "=en" part.. is everybody else on a mac or something???

brimstead, Saturday, 31 January 2015 23:14 (ten years ago)

i don't even know why that would make a difference. feeling totally stupid rn

brimstead, Saturday, 31 January 2015 23:14 (ten years ago)


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