Title: Embed function not visible
Last modified: March 4, 2019

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# Embed function not visible

 *  [oktay123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oktay123/)
 * (@oktay123)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embed-function-not-visible/)
 * Hi,
 * A little question:
    Why is the embed function not visible when i add a video 
   by using “video from url” or “embed video from url”?
 * Can’t see the embed function in the upper corner of the video. I can see it only
   when i upload a video to my wordpress installation.
 * Is there a way to solve this?
 * Thanks,
    Oktay

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 *  Plugin Author [Kyle Gilman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kylegilman/)
 * (@kylegilman)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embed-function-not-visible/#post-11273789)
 * The plugin uses a modified version of the WordPress attachment page to generate
   the embedded video page so videos that are added via URL can’t use the embed 
   code because they don’t have attachment pages. I first built this feature many
   year ago and at the time I think I had some leeching and security concerns about
   embedding arbitrary external URLs.
 *  Thread Starter [oktay123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oktay123/)
 * (@oktay123)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embed-function-not-visible/#post-11275667)
 * Thank you for your answer.
    But is there not a way to figure this out? If you
   can tell me where to start, may be i can figure it out.
 * Greets,
    Oktay
 *  Plugin Author [Kyle Gilman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kylegilman/)
 * (@kylegilman)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embed-function-not-visible/#post-11276780)
 * My plugin will only make embed codes for videos that are in the Media Library,
   so you might be able to use a plugin like [External Media without Import](https://wordpress.org/plugins/external-media-without-import/)
   to make Media Library entries for videos linked via URL.
 *  Thread Starter [oktay123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oktay123/)
 * (@oktay123)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embed-function-not-visible/#post-11280160)
 * Even then it is not working.
 * I tried the plugin ‘external media without import’ and more other plugins. They
   made it possible to add external video to WordPress media library. But after 
   that when i add the video to the post, the embed function is still invisible.

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 * Last reply from: [oktay123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oktay123/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embed-function-not-visible/#post-11280160)
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