Title: Problems with embedding a video
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Problems with embedding a video

 *  Resolved [bevived](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bevived/)
 * (@bevived)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-embedding-a-video/)
 * Since 2.7-beta3 I cannot properly embed a video. I use the Insert / Edit embedded
   media option, and paste a YouTube URL, and it shows up fine in the preview but
   not in the actual post when using Firefox 3.0.4). It works in IE7. The code being
   used is this:
 * `<object width="425" height="350" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/hMnk7lh9M3o"
   type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.
   com/v/hMnk7lh9M3o" /></object>`
 * Up to 2.7-beta2 the code that would be embedded is this and it works fine in 
   both FF and IE:
 * `<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="425" height
   ="350" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.
   cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oFkMTN439g0"/
   ><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350" src="http://
   www.youtube.com/v/oFkMTN439g0"></embed></object>`
 * But when I edit the code manually, and change it to the ‘old’ one, it automatically
   reverts it to the new one that doesn’t work.
 * Can anyone tell me how to fix this? Is this a problem of this specific beta or
   a problem with my theme (I can’t imagine it is as the old code works fine)? I
   would prefer not to use a plugin as technically WP can handle embedded media 
   and I like to keep the amount of plugins I use at a low number.
 * By the way, my blog can be found here: [http://earthtobella.com/](http://earthtobella.com/).
   I use the most recent version of the Mandigo theme, if that makes any difference.
 * Thanks for your help.

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 *  Thread Starter [bevived](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bevived/)
 * (@bevived)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-embedding-a-video/#post-907679)
 * I still haven’t solved this, so I would be very thankful for a reply. Thanks.
 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-embedding-a-video/#post-907680)
 * I just created a test post using the youtube url you posted above via the insert/
   edit media feature in the visual editor. I then switched to the html editor and
   edited the movie size from the default 100×100, and published the post. It worked
   fine for me. Using 2.7 beta3, Firefox 3.0.4, (flashplayer 10 update installed).
   I also see the same video on your front page when I go here. [http://earthtobella.com/](http://earthtobella.com/)
   Posted under “Dance Therapy” It seems to be playing fine for me on your site.
 *  Thread Starter [bevived](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bevived/)
 * (@bevived)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-embedding-a-video/#post-907695)
 * Oh it does work for you? Weird, maybe it’s just me then. I will check if I have
   the most recent version of Flash installed. Thanks.
 * Edit: I just downloaded the most recent version of Flash but it still doesn’t
   work. Hmmm…
 *  Thread Starter [bevived](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bevived/)
 * (@bevived)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-embedding-a-video/#post-907696)
 * Okay, I just opened my blog in FF safe mode and it worked, so I figured it had
   to do with an extension. I disabled them one-by-one to see which one it was. 
   Turns out it’s Adblock. I tried just wiping out the list of blocked sites, but
   it still doesn’t work. Looks like I have to disable Adblock for the videos to
   work. Not an ideal solution and I have no clue why this happens, but at least
   now I know it’s Adblock.
    Thanks for the help, turns out it had nothing to do
   with WP.
 * Edit: I just downloaded a different extension to replace Adblock, the videos 
   work with this one. Hooray!

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