Please Read: A Wonderful New Feature - But I Need Help Testing

[Unimatic1140]

Its taken me a while to get this to work and I suspect there still will be some bugs to work out, but I've figured out a way to have the Discuss-o-Mat automatically convert links and youtube videos right in your posts. The links will automatically become clickable and the youtube videos will automatically create a viewer. So to create links just paste the link in your text, such as here is today's Minneapolis weather forecast http://classic.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=msp&wuSelect=WEATHER. I did this by simply pasting the url right into the message box. When you do a preview and or post, it will automatically convert itself into a clickable link.

For youtube videos, just paste the normal youtube url and don't use the advanced embed codes. This will automatically convert it into a youtube playable video right inside your post. See the image below for more information. My goal was to make this work similar and as slick as the way it works in Facebook.

Anyways, I will need help testing this so please experiment here in this thread. Post your favorite links (clean links only please ;-D) and your favorite youtube videos. When I see something looks strange I will try and fix it as soon as I can.

Oh and Preview should work for these link conversions so you can now see how it is going to look before you post it.

Questions, Comments? Thanks everyone for your help!

 

[Unimatic1140]

and here is an example of doing both here is a link www.msnbc.com and a cool video to watch. I simply pasted the url of the youtube address for the video right below this paragraph and it automatically converts itself into a playable video...

 

[ovrphil]

cool

I've always thought it would be nice to have this - so

Retro Renovation - Remodel & Decorate in Mid Century Style

The New York Times called Retro Renovation “… the go-to destination for enthusiasts who want to restore houses built during the post-World War II boom."

retrorenovation.com

 

[foraloysius]

Let's see how this works. This is a link from the browser:



And here is the link that is found right under the video, it's a shortcut.



Both work!!

And now for the embed link:

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Even that works, albeit it gives a smaller picture. Wonderful work Robert!

 

[ovrphil]

Queens Yacht

One from Youtube :

 

[ovrphil]

automaticwasher and wiki

Seems like aw.org doesn't exist at wiki - that's ok..here's the link and an embedded link on that web page

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php...lt&search=automaticwasher.org&fulltext=Search

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washing_machine

I like the feature, thanks Robert and hope there are few bugs.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Thanks Louis and Phil for your help, those look good! It should even work with the Advanced Editing Bar turned on, unlike before.

 

[vacbear58]

Hoover spinarinse

Picking up from another thread

 

[foraloysius]

I had that turned off, so let's try again.

 



 

Works like a charm!

 

And now the link to all the videos the maker of these two:

 

progresssauger

Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

www.youtube.com

 

Now there is something that doesn't seem to work. Does it recognize youtube links as videos that it has to embed? It doesn't become a clickable link.

 

 

 

 

 

[Unimatic1140]

Does it recognize youtube links as videos that it has to embed? It doesn't become a clickable link.

Ooooh you found something Louis, thank you! That might be a challenge to differenciate between plain old links and youtube videos if the link is to youtube itself, but I'll work on that.

 

[vacbear58]

Will this work?

This was a trial from a suggested video that pops up after the video has completed



By the way, above I had posted the link originally in the URL box first, not straight into the text.

Great work Robert, Thank You

Al

 

[ovrphil]

links to user vids

weird - doesn't provide a link /good catch! http://www.youtube.com/user/progresssauger/videos

here's one I tried :

http://www.youtube.com/user/reelsarency?feature=watch

yep, it's doesn't create the embedded hyperlink(is that the term?)

 

[ovrphil]

try again -

With advanced editing bar off , now; I had it on, too: 

 

http://www.youtube.com/user/reelsarency?feature=watch

 

I am wondering if we turn the advanced editing bar off, do we need to close our browsers and come back to aw.org and try it? 

 

[ovrphil]

Notes

1) Robert- I had the advanced editing bar ON and it allowed me to embed those youtube links and the video. 

 

2) here's the link for reelsarency's videos page ...with advanced bar off now:

 

 http://www.youtube.com/user/reelsarency?feature=watch

 

3) Embedded video with my advanced editing bar off: 

 

http://www.youtube.com/user/reelsarency?feature=watch

 

so now, I don't get the video at all or the hyperlink to work - going back to settings of Advanced Editing Bar ON

 

[jeffg]

Robert, what happens to videos marked non-embeddable by their owners? Anyway here's my test.


Test Youtube's feature to start from a midpoint:


(If the second video starts from the beginning the feature isn't working.)

 

[ovrphil]

Advanced Editing Bar ON



First preview gave me a link only. Clicked again the Update & Preview and

the linked YouTube video was viewable(embedded).

Maybe you are working on this as I type? will stop testing, now.

 

[Unimatic1140]

No at this time its not going to support any fancy features such as starting a video in the middle, nor will it be able to convert links to youtube.com into clickable links. You will still need to use the embed code for that. If a youtube user has embed turn off, the video screen that gets posted will simply say that, as that is a youtube generated message. I will work on seeing if I can get the system to recognize the difference between a video and a link, but that is going to be a challenge.

 

[kevin313]

Robert - you rock! I think this is another great feature...thanks for always thinking of ways to enhance AW.org!

How about a little buttermilk French toast??

 

[jeffg]

Robert, I've never gotten this feature to work outside of Youtube, even with embed code (even though they include this option when you copy/paste). No idea if it's a problem or limitation on their end.

Great job btw.