Title: YouTube URL vs. Embed Code
Last modified: July 16, 2017

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# YouTube URL vs. Embed Code

 *  Resolved [macbookandrew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macbookandrew/)
 * (@macbookandrew)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/youtube-url-vs-embed-code/)
 * For the past week, I’m seeing a strange issue with the YouTube video behavior.
   When you initially released the feature for using video URLs instead of iframe
   embed codes, the URL method caused 500 internal server errors for me.
 * At some point, that behavior stopped happening and I was able to use URLs instead
   of embeds with no issue.
 * Starting with sermon posts one week ago, I’m seeing the same issue happen again:
   if I use the URL method, the post brings up a 500 internal server error (with
   no error visible in in my shared host’s error logs), but if I use the iframe 
   embed code method, it works.
 * Any tips/suggestions?
 * Thanks

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 *  [Nikola](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nikolam/)
 * (@nikolam)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/youtube-url-vs-embed-code/#post-9377127)
 * Hey [@macbookandrew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macbookandrew/),
 * Thank you for your patience.
 * We have just tested the URL on our websites, and they work just fine.
 * So we will need to dig a bit deeper to find the cause of this issue.
 * In order to speed things up, could send us some temporary FTP logins to [hello@wpforchurch.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/youtube-url-vs-embed-code/hello@wpforchurch.com?output_format=md)?(
   Please include the website URL, and URL of this thread, thanks!)
 *  Thread Starter [macbookandrew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macbookandrew/)
 * (@macbookandrew)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/youtube-url-vs-embed-code/#post-9412216)
 * [@nikolam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nikolam/)
 * Thanks. The URL method is working again and has been for the past week or two…
   weird. So no assistance needed at this point.
 * Thanks
 *  [Nikola](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nikolam/)
 * (@nikolam)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/youtube-url-vs-embed-code/#post-9413355)
 * Hey [@macbookandrew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macbookandrew/),
 * Glad to hear

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 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Nikola](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nikolam/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/youtube-url-vs-embed-code/#post-9413355)
 * Status: resolved