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1. vadams
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Please excuse a newbie, but I can't believe I can't find information on how to display a WMV video file in a media player on my post in the Codex help files. I would have thought adding video to a blog was fairly common.

   Someone told me that if I'm using WP 2.9 or later inserting a video file using the "Add Video" option to upload and add the video in the edit post function would work. However, all I get is a link to my uploaded video on my server.

   Do I need a special plugin?

   If I do can you recommend one that handles WMV files that allows me to upload to my server and not just links to YouTube?

   Any help would be greatly appreciated.

2. NND
   Inactive
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Search Google not the Codex.
   Make sure you use the HTML editor when you paste the code into the post.
   .wmv isn't recommended for the web, all browsers other than IE need a special plug in to play them, and they are usually way too large or they aren't streaming (or some reason, not quite sure, just know they aren't used much).
   .flv is usually the way to go. You should convert .wmv to .flv "they" say.

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