Ok... so I see most of you have been struggling lately with YouTube links and can't correctly embed a single video after several attempts. That's painful to watch, so that's why I'm doing this basic guide about how to use ATRL's YT Code.


First of all, it's important that you know how the YT function works:

1. Copy the YT link of your desired video, it should be something like this: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL5mHJYcE5I".
2. Open the YT code option and paste exactly what you just copied.
3. Make sure that the tags appear correctly: " [ youtube ] *video-code* [ /youtube ]" (with no spaces, of course). We just need the video code to show up inside the tags (the code that appears after the equal sign).
4. That's it! You'll get something this:
   
   

Causes for a video to look as a White Box:

• You didn't copy your link correctly or part of it is missing.
• Your link contains additional info, for example: "related=", "list=", etc... therefore ATRL's YT Plugin won't grab the video code.
• You're signed to YouTube with a secure connection so every link you open starts with "https" instead of the standard "http" so the link is corrupted too because there's an extra character that will cut your video code and include the equal sign.
• You're attempting to use a YT mobile code.

Hope that helps, if you got any question feel free to ask.


UPDATE ---

Thanks to rem for a couple more tips:

Thank you, so annoyed of seeing these all around

I can't believe people have a hard time with it.

lol that big time rush promo.

I yelped a biT.

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Everyone sees what you were trying to do here and it was noT helping others.

But you guys also know ya'll can do [yt.music][/yt.music]:


and [yt.mini][/yt.mini] as well:


Without the dots, though.

Lemme try.

All you have to do is copy whatever is after the v= sign

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL5mHJYcE5I

IL5mHJYcE5I <- its usually that length, if you see more characters after that ignore them

and then paste it on the youtube button then you hit the preview post to make sure you got it right

also make sure they are not BTR videos because no one will click play

Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

let me try, I've always had problems with this.

Let me try:

It bewilders me how people have problems with this. It really isn't rocket science.

Flawless

This needs to be pinned.

We're not 2 year olds, you don't have to be so condescending

I can't never win with you guys

See? You always find the way to see the glass half full with me

fff I was just joking, because I was also promoting my faves.

But yas I was added to tha OP. My impact and words of wisdom.