How To Embed A Youtube Video Into A Website

How To Embed Youtube Videos into a Website

Whether you want to embed your video, someone else’s video or your playlist into your website the steps below should work with most videos and websites.

Step 1: Get the Embed Code

The quickest way to grab the embed code is while you’re viewing a video. Directly below the video, you’ll see an Embed button. Simply click it.

Step 2: Customize the video & player

Once you click the embed button, more options will appear.

· Include related videos

· Show a border around the video

· Enable privacy mode (no cookies are set by YouTube)

· Use iframe embedded code (used for playing with YouTube’s HTML5 and Flash players)

· Select a player color scheme that will blend well with your website

· Select the size of the video you want to play – or create a custom size

The embed code will automatically update based on the selections you choose. You can also see a thumbnail preview of your choices as you make them.

Once you’ve made your selections, copy and paste the embed code given.

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Step 3: Paste Embed Code into a Webpage

Now that you have your embed code, you will log into the website where you want to add the video. In this example, we’re adding it to a wordpress post.

Make sure you are in the HTML portion of your page.

Step 4: Check the Video

Check the video to ensure it is located where you want and it is playing properly.