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Posted by Shaun Kelly
Shaun Kelly
35,560 Points

Why is the youtube video not playing on my website?

Hi guys,

I have put a youtube video on my website, however it doesn't load or play! It just displays an empty square! Any ideas what I am doing wrong?

Here is the url: www.thepowderhub.pe.hu

Here is the html:

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>The Powder Hub</h1>

    <iframe width="420" height="315"
    src="https://www.youtube.com/watch?     v=Q5691RGDUJ4">
    </iframe>




    <a href="about.html"><p>See more videos like this</p></a>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points

You're using the wrong type of URL (but right video ID) for the src of the iframe. If you take a look at the embed code on Youtube, it doesn't use the "watch" page for embeds. It uses "http://www.youtube.com/embed/VIDEO_ID" so your iframe should look like this:

<iframe width="420" height="315"
    src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q5691RGDUJ4">
    </iframe>