Embedding youtube videos using an EasyMacro

Problem

Instead of copy-pasting html <embed ...> code all over your wiki, here's a simple wiki app that does this all in one place.

Context

Solution

Save the below to a topic called SomeWeb.EasyYoutube. Then add this web.topic to the EASYMACROS variable of your Main.SitePreferences.

%STARTSECTION{"registration"}%
%REGISTERMACRO{"YOUTUBE" param="VIDEO"}%
%ENDSECTION{"registration"}%

%STARTINCLUDE%<object \
  %IF{"$SIZE='small' or not defined SIZE" then="width='425' height='344'"}%\
  %IF{"$SIZE='medium'" then="width='480' height='385'"}%\
  %IF{"$SIZE='large'" then="width='640' height='505'"}%\
  %IF{"$SIZE='huge'" then="width='960' height='745'"}%>
  <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/%VIDEO%&fs=1></param>
  <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param>
  <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/%VIDEO%&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" \
  %IF{"$SIZE='small'" then="width='425' height='344'"}%\
  %IF{"$SIZE='medium' or not defined SIZE" then="width='480' height='385'"}%\
  %IF{"$SIZE='large'" then="width='640' height='505'"}%\
  %IF{"$SIZE='huge'" then="width='960' height='745'"}%>
  </embed>
</object>%STOPINCLUDE%

Parameters

• SIZE: small, medium, large, huge

Test

You type:

%YOUTUBE{"Ddn4MGaS3N4"}%

You get (if installed):

%YOUTUBE{"Ddn4MGaS3N4"}%

Known Uses

Known Limitations

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