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Embed YouTube Videos In Your Wordpress Blog

In my previous post I had embedded a YouTube video using the nifty Wordpress plugin Smart YouTube. It’s very easy to use once activated. The plugin parses through your posts and comments looking for any urls that have the resource type:

• “httpv” for regular video
• “httpvh” for high quality video
• “httpvhd” for HD quality video
• “httpvp” for video playlists

So all you have to do is copy the url of the YouTube video you want in your post, paste it, and change “http” to one of the resource types in my list. No tags required, since the plugin does all the work for you. It appears in your post just like it would appear on the YouTube site itself. This allows viewers to use the various features that YouTube allows, such as full screen viewing (which is a big deal for me). Check out Smart YouTube Plugin for more information.