Title: Adding video with object   embed
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Adding video with object embed

 *  [Modifiedcontent](https://wordpress.org/support/users/modifiedcontent/)
 * (@modifiedcontent)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-video-with-object-embed/)
 * First, congratulations WordPress with 2.2! It’s slick!
 * I’m trying to put video in a post using a very straightforward method; simply
   adding the <object> code under the text code.
 * The video shows up fine. It works. But it messes up the entire page structure
   and I can’t figure out why. The video ends up in the upper right corner and the
   flow of the page is broken.
 * In the source code I don’t see any </div> or whatever that shouldn’t be there.
   Is there something in CSS that does something with <object> or <embed> or other
   elements of the flv embed code? I can’t find it…
 * Is there a way to include the embed code “in isolation” so it doesn’t interfere
   with the structure of the page? I’ve tried putting it in a <div></div>, but the
   editor didn’t allow that. Putting it in <p></p> had no effect.
 * I’m not looking for complicated plugins to include YouTube video or whatever.
 * Any help very much appreciated!

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 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-video-with-object-embed/#post-566289)
 * dont use the editor, and dont use code. thats NOT what code is for, its for code.
 * Use the plain old editor, and use proper markup.
 * or use a plugin.
 * and maybe try searching?
 * [http://wordpress.org/search/embed+a+swf+object?forums=1](http://wordpress.org/search/embed+a+swf+object?forums=1)
 * It isnt like this has never been talked about. 🙁
 *  [hthth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hthth/)
 * (@hthth)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-video-with-object-embed/#post-566290)
 * Try this markup:
 *     ```
       <object width="400" height="329" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/f2XQ97XHjVw"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/f2XQ97XHjVw" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /></object>
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [Modifiedcontent](https://wordpress.org/support/users/modifiedcontent/)
 * (@modifiedcontent)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-video-with-object-embed/#post-566294)
 * whooami, it’s always hard to guess which keywords to use to get the right results.
   Many of the posts on this subject have no answer anyway.
 * I shouldn’t have to turn off the editor for something as simple as this. Why 
   is the object code wrong for the code tab? How is it not proper markup?
 * Here’s the full “code” that I’m trying to put in the post:
    `<object classid="
   clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.
   com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="352" height="
   300"><param name="movie" value="http://website.com/video/flvplayer.swf?file=http://
   website.com/video/vids/movie.flv&amp;autoStart=false;" /><param name="quality"
   value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://website.
   com/video/flvplayer.swf?file=http://website.com/video/vids/movie.flv&amp;autoStart
   =false;" quality="high" wmode="transparent" width="352" height="300" type="application/
   x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /
   ></object>`
 * I’ve done a little search on WP video plugins, but most seem to be for YouTube
   and crap that I don’t need. If there is a simple plugin that does what I need
   here, please someone let me know.
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-video-with-object-embed/#post-566298)
 * Im not going to debate what you should or shouldnt have to do for something so
   simple. You asked what to do, I replied.
 * thats not proper markup because you are using embed tags.
 * Apologies for the code button remark – i misunderstood and thought you were putting
   it in between `<code>` tags from the quicktags menu.
 * Using that, in conjunction with the proper markup (hthth provided an example)
   shouldnt give you any trouble.
 * Plugin:
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/vipers-video-quicktags/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/vipers-video-quicktags/)
 *  Thread Starter [Modifiedcontent](https://wordpress.org/support/users/modifiedcontent/)
 * (@modifiedcontent)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-video-with-object-embed/#post-566300)
 * > thats not proper markup because you are using embed tags.
 * I know the embed tag is not valid anymore, but I believe some browsers still 
   require it. Anyway if I take it out, the video doesn’t show up in Firefox. The
   markup I have is as proper as it gets. Unfortunately embedding video is still
   a messy area.
 * So apparently the editor “cleans up” the code. Why does it even do that? It’s
   great for the WYSIWYG part of the editor, but why can’t it just leave the “code”
   in the code tab alone?
 * The plugin link you gave me is another one of those plugins that simplify posting
   videos from YouTube etc. That’s not what I want to do here.
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-video-with-object-embed/#post-566301)
 * yes it does I dont use the embed tag on my site, and ALL my movies display in
   firefox 🙂
 * if you are comfortable using a suggestion thats not a plugin and handles flvs
   flawlessly, I recommend flowplayer (standalone)
 * [http://flowplayer.sourceforge.net/](http://flowplayer.sourceforge.net/)
 * Fwiw, there are plenty of people that dont use plugins to do this, I just plugged
   in hthth’s sample code exactly as it was displayed, using the code tab, and I
   see my video plain as day, in firefox, ie6 and ie7.
 * [http://bigbox.village-idiot.org/](http://bigbox.village-idiot.org/)
 *  Thread Starter [Modifiedcontent](https://wordpress.org/support/users/modifiedcontent/)
 * (@modifiedcontent)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-video-with-object-embed/#post-566304)
 * Thanks for the Flowplayer suggestion. Looks interesting.
 * I’ve tried hthth’s markup, replacing the youtube link with the long local url
   including the player. And it works in both Firefox and IE.
 * Thanks!!
 *  Thread Starter [Modifiedcontent](https://wordpress.org/support/users/modifiedcontent/)
 * (@modifiedcontent)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-video-with-object-embed/#post-566310)
 * Last comment: The editor keeps moving this code outside the <object> tag. It’s
   probably very compliant with something, but still annoying as hell:
 *     ```
       <param name="movie" value="http://website.com/video/flvplayer.swf?file=http://website.com/video/vids/movie.flv&amp;autoStart=false;"></param>
       <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param>
       ```
   
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-video-with-object-embed/#post-566338)
 * try changing those to self-closing tags see if that helps
 * `<param name="movie" value="http://website.com/video/flvplayer.swf?file=http://
   website.com/video/vids/movie.flv&amp;autoStart=false;" />`
 *  [gybe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gybe/)
 * (@gybe)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-video-with-object-embed/#post-566792)
 * Hi guys,
 * I come back on the topic…sorry.
 * I’ve been trying to embed some flv stuff using Flowplayer (some app I really 
   like and that I use on other websites) on a WP 2.2 blog plateform.
 * Problems are :
    – it messes up everything even if I use the proper code given
   up this topic – I want to use the playlist stuff of Flowplayer and not a basic
   stand alone player…
 * Any ideas ?
 *  [gybe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gybe/)
 * (@gybe)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-video-with-object-embed/#post-566793)
 * I just found out where part of the problem comes from…
 * I did a small mistake while coding that’s why the layout was all turned up !
 * Anyway I still have a problem with flowplayer…player loads but can’t find video
   file , so if you have any clue 😉
 *  Thread Starter [Modifiedcontent](https://wordpress.org/support/users/modifiedcontent/)
 * (@modifiedcontent)
 * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-video-with-object-embed/#post-566825)
 * This crap is still driving me mad. The editor messes up the code whatever variation
   I use. All available plugins seem to be overcomplicated “media editors” or only
   work for YouTube etc. Any other suggestions?
 * BTW, Flowplayer is just a flash player. I have a simple but effective flash player,
   that’s not the problem. The problem is that WordPress keeps screwing up the object
   tags.
 *  [ccoupe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ccoupe/)
 * (@ccoupe)
 * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-video-with-object-embed/#post-566826)
 * Turn off all the “helpful” things. They often help too agressively if you know
   html/xhtml
 *  Thread Starter [Modifiedcontent](https://wordpress.org/support/users/modifiedcontent/)
 * (@modifiedcontent)
 * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-video-with-object-embed/#post-566839)
 * ccoupe, there are some helpful things in the editor. It’s a bit silly I have 
   to throw out the child with the bath water. It would be nice if there was a way
   to just isolate a block of code from the editor’s clean-up:
 * <leave this></leave this>
 * Is that impossible to do? As a plugin perhaps?
 *  [wixenstyx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wixenstyx/)
 * (@wixenstyx)
 * [18 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-video-with-object-embed/#post-566865)
 * For what it’s worth, it’s happening to me too…and it’s seriously pissing me off.
   I’ve gone in and unchecked the option to have WordPress ‘helpfully’ correct what
   it determines to be badly nested XML, and it’s still putting </object> tags where
   they don’t belong.
 * Worst of all, it’s not doing it consistently. When I save the post, it leaves
   it alone. When I reopen it again and save again, THEN it throws them in.

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