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You never know who is staying in motels. (I don't know how to make youtube vids open automatically) (Original Post) irisblue May 14 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author ahnakneemoose May 14 #1
Replace shorts/ with ... littlemissmartypants May 14 #2
Oh, so close! You were right there... Here's the rest JoseBalow May 14 #3
My info is for all YT shorts. Not just this one. littlemissmartypants May 14 #4
Looks like the bear was more afraid of the cops than they were of him. red dog 1 May 15 #6
Please bear with me Niagara May 14 #5
that "backup cop" cracks me up Skittles May 15 #7
Thanks, now i can make youtube vids NOT open automatically here! TomWilm May 16 #8

Response to irisblue (Original post)

littlemissmartypants

(34,481 posts)
4. My info is for all YT shorts. Not just this one.
Thu May 14, 2026, 01:19 PM
May 14

If you want any of them to embed, those are the portions of the link that need changes for all shorts videos and not just this one.

But thanks for your reply, JB.

Niagara

(12,160 posts)
5. Please bear with me
Thu May 14, 2026, 05:59 PM
May 14

I just got done paws-itively raiding the minibar! 🐻


It's nice to see non-conservation career related people helping out the local wildlife.



The easiest way to have YouTube shorts to open automatically is to replace the "shorts" with "embed" within the link.

TomWilm

(1,970 posts)
8. Thanks, now i can make youtube vids NOT open automatically here!
Sat May 16, 2026, 07:15 AM
May 16

Sometimes it would be nice to include a youtube-link in a text, but just as a link - which the DU-robots normally prevent you from doing, forcing those huge youtube previews...

But, as your example shows, a youtube link for:
https:// plus www.youtube.com plus /watch?v=SmGaDL-mcs4
can be written like this:
https:// plus youtube.com/shorts/SmGaDL-mcs4

Linked behind a word, this will be shown just as a normal link.
Hope this nice trick will keep working here!

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