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Youtube code
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 8:35 am
by poorpete
I see some BBCode boards allow the [Youtube] tag. Is this something that can be implemented or is it not implemented for security/asthetic reasons?
Re: Youtube code
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 8:45 am
by Mike
I haven't implemented anything like that, because I pulled these boards and this theme* directly off the shelf at phpBB. I've customize absolutely nothing except adding my logo to the top. Embedded YouTube videos would certainly be cool, and if I had some idiot-proof instructions on how to add that to my current code, I would be willing to try it.
*Can you imagine how thrilled I was to find a theme with all the compact options I wanted AND a primarily light-blue-with-orange-accents color scheme? On the old boards I spent hours figuring out where all the colors were connected so that I could customize every highlight and border and heading style. Bleah. Off the shelf rocks.
Re: Youtube code
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 10:27 am
by poorpete
Re: Youtube code
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 10:31 am
by Mike
Damn. That DOES look easy.
Re: Youtube code
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 10:37 am
by Mike
The question is: does it work?
Re: Youtube code
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 10:38 am
by Mike
And the answer so far is: NO.
Re: Youtube code
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 10:48 am
by Tahlvin
Do we need to reboot? Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete? Purge the cache? Cycle the IIS services?
Re: Youtube code
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 11:16 am
by Mike
I can't believe none of that worked.
After several attempts, I tried just adding a simple BB Code for the Invisibles. You hit the Invis button and the text changes to #F6F6F6. That didn't work either, and I know I had the formatting right. So there's something basic that I'm missing in order to enable these.
Or possibly, my setup doesn't allow custom BB Codes, but that seems weird. I'll keep working.
Re: Youtube code
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 11:32 am
by poorpete
Sorry, Mike. Didn't mean to destroy your day.
Re: Youtube code
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 4:15 pm
by Mike
Apparently, I have to download an extension for phpBB that allows video to play, and then when that is enabled, I should be able to install the matching BBCode for YouTube.
Re: Youtube code
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 10:15 pm
by poorpete
I saw the talk of extensions but tge version I found was just embed code, huh, too simple to be simple i guess.
Figure out why the "invisible" code didn't work?
Sorry again
Re: Youtube code
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 9:00 am
by Mike
OK... this is bullshit. Somehow it fucking works now.
Re: Youtube code
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 9:35 am
by Tahlvin
Somebody must of reset the hinkypunk setting on your host server, then reboot the schnozwenger.
I did notice early this morning that the site was not loading correctly, so maybe that's what they were doing when I was trying to log in.
Re: Youtube code
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 9:55 am
by Mike
Invisibles text and Spoiler text are next up.
Re: Youtube code
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 3:17 pm
by poorpete
Re: Youtube code
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 3:21 pm
by Mrs.Darcs
great, now Kyle can put THAT video right into the forums. Thanks Pete :P
Re: Youtube code
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 4:13 pm
by Mike
What? This one?
OK no, probably not that one.
Re: Youtube code
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:54 am
by Mike
Re: Youtube code
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:55 am
by Mike
No.
Re: Youtube code
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:56 am
by Mike
Now it is! The [invis] tag works!