How to Add a Video to Your WordPress Blog

April 18, 2012 by

In this short video I’ll show you how to add a video to your WordPress Blog.

Here are the basic steps:

  • Find the video in YouTube
  • Click “share” at the bottom of the video
  • Click the “embed” button
  • Copy the code that you find there (you can adjust sizes to fit your site)
  • Create a new post or page and go the HTML side of the editor (not visual)
  • Write a short intro like I did here
  • Paste the code into the “html” section
  • Publish and you’re done!

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Comments

  1. Ileane
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    April 22, 2012 at 11:44 am

    Hi Tom, this is a great tip. I find that a lot of my readers were confused about how to use the embed code and what all the different options are. I did a post recently showing 3 ways to embed videos on WordPress. I’ll leave a link in CommentLuve and hHopefully you will have a chance to take a look and let me know what you think. Thanks for the video Tom.
    Ileane recently posted..How To Embed YouTube Videos and Podcasts To Keep Readers on Your BlogMy Profile

  2. Ryan Hanley from Social Tools
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    April 22, 2012 at 12:54 pm

    Tom,

    I always use the Old Code Embed… I’ve read on Search Engine Journal and SEOMoz that Google Search identifies and indexes the “Old Code” at a higher rate than using the shortcode or a plugin.

    Thoughts on this?

    Ryan H.
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  3. Sylvia says:
    April 24, 2012 at 12:53 am

    I sometimes have a hard time incorporating a Youtube video in my personal WP blog. Thanks for sharing the steps here!
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  4. Donna Wilson
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    April 24, 2012 at 4:59 pm

    Hi Tom,
    Thanks for your clear, helpful tips! Very informative, with easy-to-follow steps. I’m going to check out your other blog posts, as well!

    ~Donna

  5. Laureen says:
    April 24, 2012 at 5:50 pm

    Thanks for the helpful information. My VA normally does this for me. Now I know exactly what to do as well.