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Posted by Suli S
Suli S
1,475 Points

embeded element - Youtube video

I followed the video Embedded Elements in HTML deep dive to include a video of YouTube. However, after I included it in the HTML in the same way and open the page in the browser the video didn't appear, the page is blank.

3 Answers

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

Protocol-less URLs don't work without a web server, so in that case just add http: in front of the URL.

> The main caveat to keep in mind when using the protocol-less reference is that it will fail on pages loaded via file:/// (i.e. HTML pages you load directly from disk to your browser). So, do be sure to include the http: protocol in the URL if you happen to be developing without a web server at all, but don’t worry about omitting it otherwise.

source: http://encosia.com/3-reasons-why-you-should-let-google-host-jquery-for-you/

Amos Lee
Amos Lee
959 Points

Thanks, James! I had the same issue, but followed your advice, and it worked just fine.

Weston Morin
Weston Morin
5,507 Points
Weston Morin
Weston Morin
5,507 Points

Thank you! I was wondering what on earth could be wrong! haha

Christopher Andrew Kemur
Christopher Andrew Kemur
7,709 Points
Christopher Andrew Kemur
Christopher Andrew Kemur
7,709 Points

thank you, i was wondering the same thing