Extension:YouTube

**MediaWiki extensions manual**
YouTube; Release status: stable
Implementation	Tag, Media
Description	Allows to embed YouTube and Google Videos movies, Archive.org audio and video, WeGame and Gametrailers video, Tangler forum, and GoGreenTube video
Author(s)	Przemek Piotrowski
Latest version	1.9.3 (2018-10-13)
MediaWiki	1.39+
Database changes	No
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension ; Git [?]: Download Git master; browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub); commit history; repository contributors (GitHub); code review;
Example	Any ShoutWiki site
	Parameters $wgYouTubeEnableLazyLoad;
	Hooks used ParserFirstCallInit;
Quarterly downloads	356 (Ranked 27th)
Public wikis using	1,691 (Ranked 204th)
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Vagrant role	youtube

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The YouTube extension allows users to embed YouTube and Google Videos movies, Archive.org audio and video, WeGame and Gametrailers video, Tangler forum, and GoGreenTube video.

Originally made by and for Fandom , though Fandom no longer uses this extension.

Installation[edit]

Download and place the file(s) in a directory called YouTube in your extensions/ folder.
Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
```
wfLoadExtension( 'YouTube' );
```
Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Usage[edit]

To embed a YouTube video:

‎<youtube>foo‎</youtube>

where foo is the video ID from the URL. i.e. if the video's URL is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyBSS48E4xI, then the embed code would be: <youtube>VyBSS48E4xI</youtube>

Setting width and height[edit]

Example:

<youtube width="200" height="120">CCz1kmfqL7g</youtube>

You can change the width and height of the video box

Width is controlled with width="xxx", where xxx is the number of pixels. The default is 640 pixels.
Height is controlled in the same way with height="xxx". The default is 385 pixels.

This extension is included in the following wiki farms/hosts and/or packages:

This is not an authoritative list. Some wiki farms/hosts and/or packages may contain this extension even if they are not listed here. Always check with your wiki farms/hosts or bundle to confirm.

YouTube Release status: stable
Implementation	Tag , Media
Description	Allows to embed YouTube and Google Videos movies, Archive.org audio and video, WeGame and Gametrailers video, Tangler forum, and GoGreenTube video
Author(s)	Przemek Piotrowski
Latest version	1.9.3 (2018-10-13)
MediaWiki	1.39+
Database changes	No
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git ^[?]: Download Git master browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub) commit history repository contributors (GitHub) code review
Example	Any ShoutWiki site
Parameters $wgYouTubeEnableLazyLoad
Hooks used ParserFirstCallInit
Quarterly downloads	356 (Ranked 27^th)
Public wikis using	1,691 (Ranked 204^th)
Translate the YouTube extension if it is available at translatewiki.net
Vagrant role	youtube

Google Videos	`‎<gvideo>`
Archive.org video	`‎<aovideo>`
WeGame	`‎<wegame>`
Tangler forum	`‎<tangler>`
Gametrailers	`‎<gtrailer>`
Nicovideo	`‎<nicovideo>`
GoGreenTube	`‎<ggtube>`

Installation[edit]

Usage[edit]

Other supported video services[edit]

Setting width and height[edit]