Title: Video embed code disappearing
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Video embed code disappearing

 *  [mfuchs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mfuchs/)
 * (@mfuchs)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-embed-code-disappearing/)
 * Hi together,
 * When I embed a Vimeo video into a post or page I use vimeo’s embed code to be
   able to modify size and color. I switch to HTML mode, paste the iframe code in
   and update. Which works, the video is displayed and runs.
 * However, when I go back to the same page in the admin at a later point the embed
   code is gone (also from HTML mode).
 * Any idea on how this can be fixed (other than using Viper’s Video Quicktags Plugin)?
 * Any help would be appreciated.
 * Thanks,
    Martin

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 *  [Tom Morton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tm3909/)
 * (@tm3909)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-embed-code-disappearing/#post-2008257)
 * Try storing the code in a custom field. Even if you don’t have the video display
   via a custom field, you’ll always have it there in case the code is removed from
   the post.
 * Edit the post, find the field, copy/paste.
 * My question is why is it happening. Maybe a plugin?
 *  Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * (@zoonini)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-embed-code-disappearing/#post-2008258)
 * WordPress strips out iframe code – any iframe code, not just Vimeo’s – if you
   switch back and forth between the visual editor and HTML mode.
 * Try using the oEmbed method – I think it uses the iframe method for Vimeo videos.(
   Not yet for YouTube). [Here’s how to do it.](http://codex.wordpress.org/Embeds)
 *  Thread Starter [mfuchs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mfuchs/)
 * (@mfuchs)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-embed-code-disappearing/#post-2008267)
 * oEmbed works but with oEmbed I can’t customize the output such as video size 
   or overlay colors… 🙁
 *  Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * (@zoonini)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-embed-code-disappearing/#post-2008268)
 * > oEmbed works but with oEmbed I can’t customize the output such as video size
   > or overlay colors… 🙁
 * You can set the size in Settings > Media > Maximum embed size
 * You could also try an [iframe plug-in.](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=iframe&sort=)
 *  [webvitalii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webvitaly/)
 * (@webvitaly)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-embed-code-disappearing/#post-2008575)
 * You can try [**iframe plugin**](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/iframe/).
   This plugin will help you to embed iframe with such shortcode: `[iframe width
   ="480" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wQL34ZiCNVA"]`.
 * Or you can [embed video into WordPress post](http://web-profile.com.ua/wordpress/useful/embed-video-into-post/)
   using this shortcode: `[embed width="500" height="400"]http://www.youtube.com/
   watch?v=wQL34ZiCNVA[/embed]`. WordPress will insert iframe code automatically.
   Link between [embed] shortcodes is the simple link for video.
    oEmbed supports
   such formats:
    - YouTube
    - Vimeo
    - DailyMotion
    - blip.tv
    - Flickr (both videos and images)
    - Viddler
    - Hulu
    - Qik
    - Revision3
    - Scribd
    - Photobucket
    - PollDaddy
    -  Google Vide
    - WordPress.tv (only VideoPress-type videos for the time being)
    - SmugMug (WordPress 3.0+)
    - FunnyOrDie.com (WordPress 3.0+)
 *  [Mayorofcydonia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mayorofcydonia/)
 * (@mayorofcydonia)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-embed-code-disappearing/#post-2008576)
 * I have trouble embedding videos on my [site](http://www.OrderOfMelchizedek.com)
   too, some silly thing keeps prevents the videos from showing up.
 *  [eriku](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eriku/)
 * (@eriku)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-embed-code-disappearing/#post-2008628)
 * Maybe you can try this alternative to solve your problem.
    No shortcode is needed
   to embed your url, and it’s absolutely working for me. Sometimes, the problem
   is not in your functions, it’s only hosters who don’t allow external urls to 
   be embed by default settings on your hosting plans. Thanks for the feedback if
   it solves your problem.
 *     ```
       // Enable oEmbed on a specific element
   
       add_filter( 'the_content', array( $wp_embed, 'run_shortcode' ), 8 );
       add_filter( 'the_content', array( $wp_embed, 'autoembed'), 8 );
       ```
   

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