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  • Web page addresses and email addresses turn into links automatically, unless the parent tag has the 'nolink' class.
  • Replaces [VIDEO::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=someVideoID::aVideoStyle] tags with embedded videos.
  • Lines and paragraphs are automatically recognized. The <br /> line break, <p> paragraph and </p> close paragraph tags are inserted automatically. If paragraphs are not recognized, add a couple blank lines.
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  • Video Filter

    You may insert videos from popular video sites by using a simple tag [video:URL].

    Examples:

    • Single video:
      [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN1qUeId]
    • Random video out of multiple:
      [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN1qUeId1,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN1qUeId2]
    • Override default autoplay setting: [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN1qUeId autoplay:1]
    • Override default width and height:
      [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN1qUeId width:X height:Y]
    • Override default aspect ratio:
      [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN1qUeId ratio:4/3]
    • Align the video:
      [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN1qUeId align:right]

    Supported sites: Archive.org, Candid Career, Coub, DailyMotion, DemocracyNow Fullshow, DemocracyNow Story, Flickr, Fox News, Game Trailers, Giphy, GodTube, Instagram, Mail.Ru, MyVideo, Rutube, Slideshare, SoundCloud, Teachertube, TED, Twitch, Ustream, Vimeo, whatchado, Wistia, YouKu, YouTube, YouTube (Playlist).

    Special instructions:

    Some codecs need special input. You'll find those instructions here.
    • Slideshare:
      You need to construct your own URL, using the "Wordpress Embed" code from Slideshare, extract the "id", and form the URL like this: slideshare.net/1759622
    • SoundCloud:
    • TED:
      Click in Embed and copy the "Link to this talk" link and paste here.
    • Vimeo:
      Unlisted Vimeo video URLs also include a privacy hash that is required for embedding to work. E.g. //vimeo.com/123456/82e9Bae2d1

Plain text

  • No HTML tags allowed.
  • Web page addresses and email addresses turn into links automatically, unless the parent tag has the 'nolink' class.
  • Lines and paragraphs are automatically recognized. The <br /> line break, <p> paragraph and </p> close paragraph tags are inserted automatically. If paragraphs are not recognized, add a couple blank lines.