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147 sats \ 6 comments \ @siggy47 23 Aug 2023 meta

This is a dumb question, I know, but can someone explain to me how to include a youtube link in a post so that the screenshot of the video appears(embedded). I tried all the combinations I can think of. Every explanation I found says it's just a link. Can someone set forth how as if you're explaining it to your grandfather (you are)?

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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @03365d6a53 23 Aug 2023

Normally you'd turn an image into a link to the video, eg:

![![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FSUTeFFWQAEqZw1?format=jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNf97XgBdTc)

Doesn't seem to work though:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNf97XgBdTc

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 23 Aug 2023

I know! I tried many times. Turns out it's not available on SN. Thanks

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 23 Aug 2023

We don't support youtube embedding in posts yet if that's what this is asking.

If this is asking how you make an image a link, we don't support that because at one point someone was posting banner ads.

11 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 OP 23 Aug 2023

I could swear I've seen it on posts. Oh well. I guess I was wrong.

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @ek 23 Aug 2023

Maybe you've seen it on link posts like this?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 23 Aug 2023

We need to just allow embedding. It's not hard. I'll create a github issue.