Wordpress video embed issues in the Vimeo Technical Help Forum

Gregory Street 6 months ago

For some odd reason my wordpress install is not parsing the new embed code for Wordpress as noted here:
faq.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/how-do-i-post-a-vimeo-video/

It is not rendering out the video code, it just shows the embed tag as I typed it in. Is anybody else experiencing this problem?

( I'm using Wordpress 2.3.2 )
Eugenia Loli-Queru 5 months ago

Why don't you just use the proper embed code and not this little hack?
Gregory Street 5 months ago

It's because WordPress in its default state strips out all object and embed tags for "security reasons". So most users depend on using WordPress specific syntax to embed objects into the blog. There is a fix (see post below).
Eugenia Loli-Queru 5 months ago

Yeah, I disabled the visual editor the first day I got wordpess installed. I never trust "visual" stuff, they never work as perfect as I need them.
Steven van wel 5 months ago

Gregory,

Got the same problem. Any fix yet?
Gregory Street 5 months ago

see fix below.
Gregory Street 5 months ago

I did figure out a fix - if that's what you want to call it. The culprit appears to be the visual editor. Most threads I have read stated that as long as you didn't use or open the visual editor, it wouldn't strip out the "object" or "embed" tags -- not at all my experience since it continued to modify the tags despite me not opening the visual editor.

The fix: disable the visual editor for your user (Admin: users>edit (your user) > uncheck the box that says " Use the visual editor when writing").

Once I turned the visual editor off I was able to use the standard embed code without WordPress altering/stripping it out.
Steven van wel 5 months ago

Great! thanks
Official PlusNet 1 month ago

Doesn't work for me :(
kojoobo 5 months ago

I did what were told above, but nothing would work.
I even unchecked the box that says "user the visual editor when writing". I think I still got a same problem as what gregory street had said on the first comment. :(
DisBas 5 months ago

Jep, works for me. Theme no longer breaks. Thanks!
ßlϋeωãvε 5 months ago

I'm new to Wordpress and adding videos to blogs. Just wanted to tell other new users that the Wordpress advice linked to up above by Gregory is slightly incorrect. One needs to add an equals sign ( = ) after the vimeo word, e.g.

[ vimeo=URL of your video ]

You just enter this code in either the Visual or Code sections. I find it easier to work in Visual mode.

If you try to blog a private video Wordpress will show a lock graphic and "this video is private" warning, and it looks like HD videos in 16:9 format are letterboxed.
binh 4 months ago

With WP MU there has been much difficult problem. In additional to disabling the Visual editor, you also need to remove a KSES filter as written here: binh.name/2007/12/22/how-to-remove-crazy-wordpress-mu-html-filter/
What Rabbit 3 months ago

Does anyone know how to embed Vimeo to WordPress in widescreen mode? I hate that WP adds ugly black letterbox bars to my widescreen videos!
MooJooBee 3 months ago

I am using the latest WP release and EVERYTHING works beyond perfect, especially with embedding vimeo. May I suggest you upgrade to the current WP release (for many reasons and security reasons) and present this issue in the WP forums @ wordpress.org. They would more than likely be inclined to assist you with your problem.

Like I said, I have 0 problems embedding vimeo videos using the latest release. 2.5.1
endemicworld.com 2 months ago

I have tried everything that all the forums say here and wordpress and I still can't get my vid to post on my wordpress blog.

Lets hope wordpress support can help.
Ralph Lemarechal 1 month ago

same issue here :-(
Thoroughly Good 1 month ago

None of these solutions work for me
Brett Schaeffer 1 month ago

I'm just getting the link to the video in my WP blog - even if I copy and paste the embed code. Any other suggestions?
Bethgirl Videos 23 days ago

This is if you have the latest version of WP- 2. 5. 1
Here's how I posted video to our WP-

1. Go to My Account-Edit Profile-uncheck visual editor.
2. Click on Write
3. Paste this into your Post box -

[vimeo vimeo.com/1220115]

Except, instead of my url number for my video, type in yours...meaning 1234567 (or w/e) instead of 1220115.
You can find your url number by going to your video as if you were to watch it. Where you type in the website address you want to go to, there will be your site address for your video. your numbers at the end of the address. Type it in where mines at and publish.
lloydbudd 9 days ago

There is some confusion in this discussion, as what works for WordPress.org or WordPress Mu, wont' work on WordPress.com. Currently, I don't there is a solution, you'll want to contact WordPress.com support to encourage us adding wide screen embed support.