How to embed YouTube Video in Wordpress

Have you tried adding YouTube videos to your blog?

If you haven't, try it. YouTube videos add value to your content. They make your website more interactive, and they anticipate the needs of your audience. Even if you do not know for a fact that your website has visitors with very short attention spans, you may 

find it rewarding in the end to add videos to your website anyway. A video can reinforce the points you made in your entry. Or, it can add humor to an otherwise boring post. Or, it could be the preferred media of some visitors, who do not have the time or the interest to read long paragraphs.

But do you know how to post YouTube videos to your blog?

That is where WordPress help in the form of guides enter the picture. If you're new to the platform and need WordPress help to bring a YouTube media to your blog, know that there are many ways to get the job done. You can download plugins that will automate the posting or edit your profile settings. What I'm about to share with you, however, is the simplest way to do it. Shall we start?

 

1. Go to the video you want to add and look for the Embed code.
2. Copy the code.
3. Log in to your WordPress account. Go to the area where you normally make new posts.
4. Look for the word HTML (found slightly above the area for your post) and click on it so that whatever you write will appear to you in HTML view.
5. Paste the Embed code you copied and publish your entry. Don't forget to add a title, some tags, and a keyword to optimize the posting for the spiders.

 

There! Wasn't that the easiest thing you've done?

The next time you need WordPress help, you can look for tutorials that show you the simplest way to get things done, like this one.

Gina Corcoran is a WordPress expert who loves providing WordPress help for free. She contributes articles to WebBriefcase.Com.Au and provides WordPress help and tutorials to Internet marketers in need of webmastering help. Check out the website now!