Extension:YouTube
 Release status: stable |
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| Implementation | Tag, Media |
| Description | Allows to embed YouTube and Google Videos movies, Archive.org audio and video, WeGame and Gametrailers video, Tangler forum, and GoGreenTube video |
| Author(s) | Przemek Piotrowski |
| Latest version | 1.9.3 (2018-10-13) |
| MediaWiki | 1.39+ |
| Database changes | No |
| License | GNU General Public License 2.0 or later |
| Download | |
| Example | Any ShoutWiki site |
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| Quarterly downloads | 327 (Ranked 36th) |
| Public wikis using | 1,691 (Ranked 204th) |
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| Vagrant role | youtube |
The YouTube extension allows users to embed YouTube and Google Videos movies, Archive.org audio and video, WeGame and Gametrailers video, Tangler forum, and GoGreenTube video.
Originally made by and for Fandom, though Fandom no longer uses this extension.
InstallationEdit
- Download and place the file(s) in a directory called
YouTubein yourextensions/folder. - Add the following code at the bottom of your
LocalSettings.php:wfLoadExtension( 'YouTube' );
Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
UsageEdit
To embed a YouTube video:
<youtube>foo</youtube>
where foo is the video ID from the URL. i.e. if the video's URL is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyBSS48E4xI, then the embed code would be:
<youtube>VyBSS48E4xI</youtube>
Other supported video servicesEdit
See ShoutWiki's help page on using the YouTube extension for more information, such as using alternate, non-YouTube providers to embed content.
The YouTube extension allows also to embed videos from these services:
| Google Videos | <gvideo>
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| Archive.org video | <aovideo>
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| WeGame | <wegame>
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| Tangler forum | <tangler>
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| Gametrailers | <gtrailer>
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| Nicovideo | <nicovideo>
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| GoGreenTube | <ggtube>
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Setting width and heightEdit
Example:
<youtube width="200" height="120">CCz1kmfqL7g</youtube>
You can change the width and height of the video box
- Width is controlled with
width="xxx", wherexxxis the number of pixels. The default is 640 pixels. - Height is controlled in the same way with
height="xxx". The default is 385 pixels.
| This extension is included in the following packages and/or wiki farms: This is not an authoritative list. Some wiki farms/hosts may contain this extension even if they are not listed here. Always check with your wiki farms/hosts or bundle to confirm. |