Embed YouTube Videos

Many people use YouTube as their host for videos. However, there are some restrictions in regards to embedding.

First, your video and accompanying content must be original and have no copyright infringement.
Second, you can’t use third-party software to embed YouTube videos on your blog.
Third, you must not attempt to circumvent any software limitations put in place by Google.
Fourth, the video window can’t be larger than what half of the screen real estate is on the screen that it displays on.
Fifth, you cannot include advertisements for a third party unless you have permission from Google.

The key to embedding YouTube videos is to get the iframe code from YouTube, which you can copy and paste into your blog. First go to the video on YouTube that you’d like to embed on your site. Then look for the gray button that says “Embed” on the lower right corner of the player.

Next, a box will open with information about how to embed the video. Click on “Select Size” and choose whatever options you prefer when it comes to size and autoplay. Then pick Copy and/or Go to URL in Browser so you can copy the iframe code from the pop-up window.

There are three ways to embed a YouTube video into your blog:

using HTML code,
using a banner advertisement or
using a player overlay button.

The latter two require permission from YouTube but all three methods work as long as you follow Google’s guidelines above.