Unable to post Youtube links sometimes
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Topic: Unable to post Youtube links sometimes
Posted By: schizoidman
Subject: Unable to post Youtube links sometimes
Date Posted: December 17 2013 at 10:01
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I use [tube][/tube] to post a Youtube link in a post. Sometimes it works other times it just comes up blank in the Preview pane. It's intermittent and usually happens after I've done one or two successful posts with a Youtube link.
Is this an automatic limiter to keep a poster from inserting too many Youtube links????
Thanks in advance!
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: December 17 2013 at 11:30
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I've noticed that happens to me too, and I think it only happens when my URL has "https:" instead of "http:". Maybe if you're logged into your youtube account, it automatically gives it the "secure" prefix. I'd say make sure it says "http:" and see if that works. Also, another option is to shorten the string between the [tube][/tube] tags. In every Youtube URL, there's an equals sign. If you just include everything to the right of that equals sign in between your tags, and delete everything else, that works too. I think the [tube] tags take care of the rest. Example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi6eop4nDhw can be entered as either [ tube ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi6eop4nDhw[ /tube] (w/out extra spaces) or [ tube]Qi6eop4nDhw[ /tube] ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: schizoidman
Date Posted: December 17 2013 at 11:48
Thank you! I will try this. ------------- Making the useless useful 24/7. |
HolyMoly wrote:Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: December 17 2013 at 14:54
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I just use the Full Reply Editor (the icon with the arrow). There is a film strip icon that you click on; you copy n paste the YT url into it. I had no problem with it until about a year ago, when Firefox wouldn't let me post videos anymore (the post was just blank). So now I only post vids and/or hyperlinks with Chrome or Explorer.
ETA: I wonder if it's possible to post Vimeo vids or SoundCloud/Bandcamp samples on PA. I know you can on some forums but not sure if you can here. ------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
Posted By: schizoidman
Date Posted: December 17 2013 at 19:49
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What has worked for me so far is making sure the Youtube beginning address is http, not https. I don't change the rest of the address at all.
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Posted By: Davit
Date Posted: January 17 2014 at 01:53
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Sorry to bother, but I still cannot add any video from youtube. I tried the following links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9o2X_NeRpI (not https) Any ideas? I got the 500 error message every time  ===== edit: obviously there is no error in the syntax - as you can see, it works here in the forum!! But if I post the same thing with the video add tool, I see "500 - Internal server error" |
Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: January 17 2014 at 04:41
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^ No idea, but'I've added it without a problem: http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=4970#videos" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=4970#videos ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: DarboRanlyd
Date Posted: March 14 2014 at 07:43
| Hi all, I've been having the same problem except no matter if I post with the https or http I keep getting the 500 - Internal server error. I've tried using multiple browsers, and nothing seems to be working. Any suggestions? Thanks! |
Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: March 14 2014 at 09:30
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^ Post the link here, I'll try to add the video. ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |