ALL Youtube Plugins in WordPress 4.91 Broken API Problem?

  • Resolved bbus72

    (@bbus72)


    7 years, 3 months ago

    Good Afternoon:

    I do not know what the hell is wrong with the YouTube plugins In ALL of my wordpress installations – I needed a new API key apparently, and now, I cant SEE anything when I take a video from a YouTube link and paste it into the YouTube Free Plugin – all I get is white blank page, and it used to work well, but now, NOTHING works at all.

    I see this in my wordpress blog:

    https://buddy-baker.us/blog/index.php/2017/12/09/548/

    BLANK Page – How can I fix it so whatever I want to put in for a video will actually display and play properly. This new API system is TERRIBLE, there are no supports for it, and each key I get simply leaves a blank page.

    I pasted the YouTube API Key in where it should be in all installations, but its just dead! Please HELP!!

    Brian
    [email protected]

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Thread Starter bbus72

    (@bbus72)

    I have other youtube plugins installed, but only the one from EmbedPlus Team is active, and I need help to see if I have done something wrong with placing links in my posts

    Brian

    • This reply was modified 7 years, 3 months ago by bbus72. Reason: Spelling error fixed
    Plugin Author embedplus

    (@embedplus)

    It looks like the page is loading fine now. However, note: We cannot speak for how your other plugins utilize API keys–but whenever you create an API key specifically for our plugin, always make a SERVER api key with NO restrictions. Never paste in a BROWSER api key. If you wish to add restrictions to the key, that’s fine, but you have to enter in the IP address of your website as the restriction (which looks like 174.83.89.254 ), NOT the URL. These are common pitfalls and we indeed also wish Google would make it easier to create keys.

    -EmbedPlus Team

    Thread Starter bbus72

    (@bbus72)

    Good Morning:
    Have made the changes as instructed: However, I am not sure how to list a youtube link so that it works. do you use [youtube]URL.here.com[/youtube] or do you use [ytembed]URL.here.com[/ytembed] and there is a THIRD Option in one plugin that you use [ytembed]URL.here.com[/ytembed] or as wordpress says [embed]URL.here.com[/embed]

    This can be confusing because each plugin has differing controls and admin options in the panel of each – I will DISABLE all other YouTube plugins if I can find the one that is easiest to use – Then will download, activate and use it on all my wordpress installs.

    Can I use the same API key for all THREE of my domains: (a .com, a .us, and a .org) without having to make keys for all of these?

    Thank You for your information and I will let you know what happens.

    Thanks,

    Brian

    Thread Starter bbus72

    (@bbus72)

    Good Afternoon:

    As of 15:45 EST this date, I think we were able to determine what the problem was regarding this plugin. I had a friend access my site from his work machine and he was able to see the above link

    https://buddy-baker.us/blog/index.php/2017/12/09/548/

    This problem was apparently caused because I had 2 problems:

    1 – I had the wrong plugin shortcode for the plugin in question – I believe they should be [youtube]LINK[/youtube] and I had a link in there from another pkugin

    2 – I had some sort of IE 11 Add on that was a “privacy protector” that was enabled in this browser – I tested the linkage using firefox, with NO errors, but realized that the IE add on may be causing problems – Disabled it, and VIOLA -No Problems – It appears to work OK – Gonna test on my DOT com and DOT ORG sometime later tomorrow ??

    Can you tell me if the PRO version of this plugin would help me?? what can I do with it – very interested in it for all my sites.

    Thanks

    Plugin Author embedplus

    (@embedplus)

    Hi,

    Glad the problem seems to be resolved.

    Regarding your last question, you can learn more about Pro here:
    https://www.embedplus.com/dashboard/pro-easy-video-analytics.aspx
    and here for galleries:
    https://www.embedplus.com/responsive-youtube-playlist-channel-gallery-for-wordpress.aspx

    Let us know if you have any questions.

    Cheers,
    -EmbedPlus Team

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