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You can embed a YouTube video using the video ID (the series of numbers/letters that are at the end of the page link following  '''<code>v=</code>''' ). The default size is 425 pixels wide, however you can optionally specify a width between 100 and 1024. The height automatically stays a fixed ratio of the width.
You can embed a YouTube video using the video ID (the series of numbers/letters that are at the end of the page link following  '''<code>v=</code>''' ). The default size is 425 pixels wide, however you can optionally specify a width between 100 and 1024. The height automatically stays a fixed ratio of the width. Adding <nowiki>[[Category:Video]]</nowiki> at least once on any page with a video will allow easier searching.


== Code ==
== Code ==
<pre>
<pre>
<youtube v="VideoID" />
<youtube v="VideoID" />
[[Category:Video]]
</pre>
</pre>


<pre>
<pre>
<youtube v="VideoID" width="300" />
<youtube v="VideoID" width="300" />
[[Category:Video]]
</pre>
</pre>



Revision as of 18:04, 10 May 2009

You can embed a YouTube video using the video ID (the series of numbers/letters that are at the end of the page link following v= ). The default size is 425 pixels wide, however you can optionally specify a width between 100 and 1024. The height automatically stays a fixed ratio of the width. Adding [[Category:Video]] at least once on any page with a video will allow easier searching.

Code

<youtube v="VideoID" />

[[Category:Video]]
<youtube v="VideoID" width="300" />

[[Category:Video]]


Example

For example:

<youtube v="uiC_XPpnn4k" />

displays as:

<youtube v="uiC_XPpnn4k" />