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littlemissmartypants

(25,894 posts) Fri May 31, 2024, 03:53 PM May 2024

If so, how can I make it show up and play like a usual YouTube post?

TIA

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Can I post a YouTube short? (Original Post) littlemissmartypants May 2024 OP

Let's see if this works... Glorfindel May 2024 #1

In the link replace Eko May 2024 #2

I just helped explain this in a Lounge thread JoseBalow Jun 2024 #3

Thanks so much! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jun 2024 #4

No Problemo! JoseBalow Jun 2024 #5

❤️ littlemissmartypants Jun 2024 #6

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1. Let's see if this works...

Fri May 31, 2024, 04:06 PM

May 2024

Go to Youtube, select a short. Right click on it. Then click on "Copy Link Address." Come back here and paste it.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qQfoK2TatrE

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2. In the link replace

Fri May 31, 2024, 08:35 PM

May 2024

"shorts/" with "watch?v="
example
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NwxKqVpq940
/watch?v=NwxKqVpq940
I took out the https://www.youtube.com on the second one so you can see still the link.