Is it possible to link to a youtube video without embedding it?
Jun 17, 2020 | 7:07 pm
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Is it possible to link to a youtube video without embedding it?
When I post a link to a youtube video, the forum seems to automatically convert it into an embedded video.
Is there any way to avoid this? Sometimes one just wishes to place a textual link...
Is there any way to avoid this? Sometimes one just wishes to place a textual link...
Jun 18, 2020 | 9:38 am
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No reliable way that I can determine. I managed to get a YouTube link to display as a URL, but when I did the exact same thing, I couldn't replicate it.
youtube.com/watch?v=il235kluZag
I got the above by pasting the URL into the "Source" editor and removing the https://
youtube.com/watch?v=il235kluZag
I got the above by pasting the URL into the "Source" editor and removing the https://
Last edited by IBJoel; Jun 18, 2020 at 10:08 am
Jun 19, 2020 | 8:30 am
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Jun 22, 2020 | 10:59 pm
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But now it's just plain text - not meeting the request of someone who "wishes to place a textual link..."
Was this functionality disabled - I certainly seem to recall being able to do this in the past.
Was this functionality disabled - I certainly seem to recall being able to do this in the past.
Jun 23, 2020 | 12:06 pm
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I was able to do it once when I was testing, too. But even replicating the exact steps, I was unable to do it again
May 27, 2022 | 6:14 pm
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I find this feature incredibly annoying and am disappointed there's no way to turn it off. I understand making it the default, but I don't think it's uncommon to want to post a link to a YouTube video, Twittier post, etc, without wanting to embed the whole thing in the middle of a sentence, such as this post.
May 27, 2022 | 7:49 pm
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One workaround is to use something like tinyurl to obscure the URL, like this
but then of course the "hover-over" URL will show tinyurl and not YouTube.
but then of course the "hover-over" URL will show tinyurl and not YouTube.
May 31, 2022 | 10:49 am
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I find this feature incredibly annoying and am disappointed there's no way to turn it off. I understand making it the default, but I don't think it's uncommon to want to post a link to a YouTube video, Twittier post, etc, without wanting to embed the whole thing in the middle of a sentence, such as this post.