Youtube videos in autoplay

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Youtube videos in autoplay

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Good evening,

New to the community so don't know if I am in the right place.

I am looking for help for my forum which is in phpbb3.2

up until two months ago I was able insert youtube video in autoplay
using this code :

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<p align="center"><embed src="https://www.youtube.com/v/XXXXX?version =3&amp;autoplay=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="25"></embed></p>
But now it no longer works - we can still insert the videos and see them but they do not load up
in autoplay.

I was told to try this code :

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<iframe width="300" height="63" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XXXX?&autoplay=1 frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
but it also does not upload the videos in autoplay.

Can someone please help me.

Thank you
Last edited by thecoalman on Sun Jul 22, 2018 4:21 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Youtube videos in autoplay

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Google gives the code as this:

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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xyz123" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
There is an extension that will automatically convert Youtube URL's and others to embedded media. You only need to post the URL in the post and it supports multiple formats of the URL.

https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/exte ... ediaembed/


FYI the second snippet of code you posted is missing a " after the URL, it should be like this:

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<iframe width="300" height="63" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XXXX?&autoplay=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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Re: Youtube videos in autoplay

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Good morning and thank you for answering.

I have tried your suggestions but here is what I get.

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Thank you
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Re: Youtube videos in autoplay

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you can't just post that code. it will only work as a bbcode
or, if you are going to use the extension mentioned you only post the url of the video, not the iframe embed code.

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Re: Youtube videos in autoplay

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Autoplay behavior for Google Chrome has been changed within the last few months, as described here.
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Re: Youtube videos in autoplay

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SlobberySam wrote: Sun Jul 22, 2018 3:46 pm Autoplay behavior for Google Chrome has been changed within the last few months, as described here.
curious, why do you assume they are using google chrome? did I miss something?
besides, I don't think that chrome's behaviour about autoplay would have anything to do with a bbcode and youtube's parameters.


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Re: Youtube videos in autoplay

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jenny1959 wrote: Sun Jul 22, 2018 2:11 pm Good morning and thank you for answering.

I have tried your suggestions but here is what I get.
To be able to get that black baox even if empty would indicate you have a modification that allows direct HTML input, no thing exists in phpBB software or any of the extensions available here because of the security issues. No support can be given for this here, even if we tried it would just be guesses. You would have to inquire where you obtained the modification.

My suggestions is to eliminate the modification and instead use the media embed extension I suggested earlier. One again when that is isntalled you merely have to post a youtube URL and it will convert it to embedded video.
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