1 October 2013

How to embed YouTube videos into your Blogger blog posts ~ YouTube videos not showing or displaying on Blogger blog posts (with illustrations)


One thing I noticed recently is many bloggers (on the Blogger platform) complaining of YouTube videos uploaded by them not showing or displaying properly on their published blog posts, i.e. either a black square or nothing at all is displayed in the space where the video ought to be.  Well, I'm here to share with all a fool-proof way of posting YouTube videos so that they display properly every time.

 There are actually two ways of posting YouTube vids onto your posts.  The first is the easy way, where at your "New Post" screen, you simply click the "Insert a Video" button located above the text box and follow the instructions.  Problem is, YouTube videos uploaded using this method don't always show or display properly on published posts as I've described above.

 The other method - which I'm going to share with you now - is to embed the YouTube video into your post by copying its HTML script (or embed code) onto your draft write-up.  Now, I know many bloggers shiver at the mere thought of having to fiddle with HTML scripts - yours truly included - but believe me, this is really easy and takes no more than two minutes to complete.  Ready?  Here we go.
1.  Go to YouTube and search for the video which you'd like to post on your blog.  Just beneath the YouTube video (see Diagram 1), you'll see a "Share" button which I've circled here in bright yellow.  Click on the button and proceed to Step 2.

Diagram 1

2.  After you've clicked on the "Share" button in Step 1, a screen as per Diagram 2 below will appear.  Click on the "Embed" button beneath the video (circled in yellow) and proceed to Step 3.
Diagram 2

3.  After clicking the "Embed" button, the video's HTML script - or embed code - will appear (circled in Diagram 3).  Copy this code and proceed to Step 4.


Diagram 3


4.  Refer to Diagram 4 below.  At your blog's "New Post" screen:-

- Click on the "HTML" button near the top left of your screen (smaller circle).

- Then paste the HTML script/embed code which you copied earlier in Step 3 onto the space where you want the YouTube video to appear on your finished article (larger circle).  Proceed to Step 5.

Diagram 4


5.  Now click on the "Compose" button (circled in yellow in Diagram 5).  If you'd performed Steps 1 to 5 correctly and in that sequence, a screenshot of the video should appear (in this instance, Slash from Guns N' Roses doing what he does best).  This means you've successfully embedded the YouTube video into your blog post.  You can now proceed to input your text and finish writing your post as usual.

That's it; you're done!

Diagram 5


Do give it a go, but I'd appreciate it if you'd please let me know whether or not you're successful by leaving a comment at the end of this post.  I hope you find what I've shared here useful - or at least, informative.  Feel free to share or disseminate this post by creating a link on your blog or website.... but no copying please.  Thank you and good luck.


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80 comments:

  1. Anonymous29 August 2013 at 07:19

    Thanks for posting this article,Mr.Quek!

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  2. Mina20 October 2013 at 02:40

    Thank you! This solved the annoying issue for me very quickly!

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  3. Bisa25 October 2013 at 06:03

    This was sooooo helpful! Thank you!x

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    1. Vincent Quek23 December 2013 at 19:14

      No worries, Bisa, Thanks for letting me know.

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  4. RCC Tennis8 November 2013 at 22:50

    When I embed it does it as a vertical video and cuts off half the video.

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    1. Vincent Quek23 December 2013 at 19:14

      It'll be a full video RCC Tennis; as you'd see it on YouTube.

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  5. Muriuki Mugendi3 December 2013 at 02:38

    this is not working with the current blogger system . the compose part is no longer there

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  6. Jae Lewis23 December 2013 at 09:11

    Thank you so much! This helped alot!!!

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    1. Vincent Quek23 December 2013 at 19:16

      Pleasure's mine, Jae. Thanks for the feedback.

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  7. Philip Karlsson27 January 2014 at 22:26

    Sadly this didn't help me. The space where the video should be shown is still white. Or well worse actually, the space is gone, the text seems to have taken its place.

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  8. Cr Azhar22 August 2014 at 23:04

    i have another HTML code present in Edit HTML...then its not working..video is not showing like yours..

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    1. Vincent Quek19 September 2014 at 15:15

      I've just tried again and it's working okay. Do try again and let me know. Thank you.

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  9. Yenny Asmiranda18 September 2014 at 19:40

    Thank you bro.....Im was looking for this article.

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    1. Vincent Quek19 September 2014 at 15:14

      Hey, no worries, Yenny. Glad to be of assistance.

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  10. Seb Palmer12 October 2014 at 19:08

    This doesn't work for me: YouTube as I see it (on iPad & iMac) doesn't have a 'share' tab at all, it has a funny little icon (three dots joined by two little lines), and when you click on that there is no 'embed' option (or window containing embed code) at all. I've also tried copying and pasting the URL for the video, both into the 'compose' & the 'HTML' modes of Blogger, but this only results in my blog showing a bit of code, and not the video itself. I'm really frustrated with this, as almost everyone posting on this topic suggests the 'share > embed' method, which is something I used to use myself, but is no longer a viable option, as YouTube (at least as it appears on my Apple gear) simply doesn't give these options.

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    1. Seb Palmer12 October 2014 at 20:38

      Oops... Forgot to hit 'notify'!

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    2. Vincent Quek12 October 2014 at 21:22

      Hi there, Seb. Thanks for leaving a line. For starters, I'm not in Mac, so I didn't know about this issue UNTIL I tried it on a friend's iPad after I read your comments. Sure enough, there isn't a share option. In fact, there's nothing remotely similar. I'm afraid I can't shed more light on what you've just brought up here. Maybe I ought to mention in my post that this method only works on Windows. Very many thanks nonetheless for telling me.

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    3. Ephi12 December 2014 at 06:08

      Seb,
      I experienced the same issue as I updated blog / view youtube on my ipad, but there is a way around it. From searching, I found the info below which worked great for me:
      "from the youtube home page I had to click on the triple horizontal bar icon on the left side of the page and then still on the left side of the page scroll down to the bottom where it says Desktop and click on that. Then the desktop version of Youtube will appear and then you can find the Share and Embed words to click on after selecting/watching a particular video."

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  11. Anonymous13 February 2015 at 02:03

    Thanks it is working now. But when I open that blog in mobile, it is not working. It gives me following message, "Couldn't load plug-in." Please help.

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  12. The Health-Minded16 April 2015 at 02:21

    It worked! Thanks.

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  13. The Health-Minded16 April 2015 at 02:22

    It worked! Thanks.

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  15. Carolyn9 June 2015 at 12:38

    Your article was very helpful! Thanks so much for the very very clear description of each step!

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    1. Vincent Quek30 September 2015 at 20:02

      Glad to be of help. And thanks for dropping a line.

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  17. watchescave30 September 2015 at 12:29

    This was seriously helpful! Thanks Man!

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    1. Vincent Quek30 September 2015 at 20:00

      Hey, no worries, guys. Fantastic watches and nice video you have there.

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  18. Amanuel fekadu21 November 2015 at 02:18

    it works but the image is another

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    1. Vincent Quek21 November 2015 at 21:40

      Thank you for your feedback, Amanuel. The image is actually defined by the YouTuber who posted the video.

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  19. Anonymous14 December 2015 at 19:35

    nice article..very helpful indeed..thanks

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  20. harry herimens11 January 2016 at 12:54

    i appreciate it Vince

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    1. Vincent Quek16 January 2016 at 11:05

      Hey, glad to help, Harry. Thanks so much for leaving a line.

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  21. farbror Henke20 January 2016 at 01:19

    This totally solved my problem. THANKS!!

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    1. Vincent Quek22 January 2016 at 11:02

      Happy to hear that, and thanks for letting me know. Most appreciated.

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    Worked like a charm, now my business video is in place. Thanks

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    1. Vincent Quek3 March 2016 at 11:10

      Thanks for the feedback, guys. Glad it worked for you.

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  23. Pebble$5 February 2016 at 00:22

    Thank you so much this helped, I was about to do another usual post of image and text until I thought hey I can share the video so it's more interactive. This should hold me until I get more comfortable with coding.

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    1. Vincent Quek3 March 2016 at 11:09

      Happy to help, Pebbles. Great looking blog you have there. Well done.

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  24. Apollo Fernandes9 February 2016 at 04:34

    Thanks a lot.

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    1. Vincent Quek3 March 2016 at 11:08

      You're welcome, Apollo. Hope it worked for you.

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    Thanks bro!!! no one explained it like you did. it worked like a charm

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    Thanks bro!!! no one explained it like you did. it worked like a charm

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      Hey, too glad to help, Sam. Thank you for the feedback; much appreciated.

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