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Wordpress is pretty good, but it doesn't display an embedded video from Vimeo, no matter what I try. I have searched Google extensively for this, and tried each result in turn, always without success.

Has anyone successfully done this? I have been using LiveWriter to manage my blog, but I'm not so enamored of it I must continue.

Turmoil1020
2011-07-04 02:43:00
just copy the video link location and paste it on a line of its own.if its blue and linked just highlight it and click the unlink tab on the editor and poof it is there
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Bakari
2010-09-07 17:02:00
I use Vodpod.com. You upload to their site, then connect/embed video to wordpress site.
Private Lessons
2010-05-26 20:17:00
Great Work! Thanks!
Ileane
2010-05-04 13:17:00
Hi, here are the instructions from WordPress.com for inserting Vimeo videos into a post http://en.support.wordpress.com/videos/vimeo/If you still can't do it, you need to post to the WordPress.com forums (include your blog url) and one of the moderators will look at your blog. Here is an example of a recent forum thread on the topichttp://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/embedding-vimeo-videos?replies=18#post-409522
Aibek
2010-05-04 13:29:00
thank you!
linuxguy
2010-04-23 21:06:00
Yes, I've been trying to accomplish the same. In a few words, you can use the same code as for the wordpress.com hosted site, however, if you host your own site (i.e. not on wordpress's server), you'll need to install a video plugin (I use viper's quick tags). Please visit my site for more details and a link to his site.
ænon1mus
2010-03-10 22:59:00
I guess you're not really used to using the HTML editor? Try logging into Wordpress, compose a new post and select the HTML editor instead of the Rich Text editor and paste the embed code from Vimeo.
2010-03-11 05:56:00
Tried it...no dice.Thanks for the help; I must have some other setting that is interfering. Can't think of what it could be, though.
Peltier C
2010-03-09 20:54:00
Thanks. I tried that in Live Writer and that didn't work. Did you mean to use the Wordpress editor? I tried that also, without success.
Aibek
2010-03-10 03:48:00
Try followingGo to the Wordpress editor. Then go to your profile and put a check mark under the very first field that says 'Disable the visual editor when writing'.After that go to the article where you want to add the video and try adding it again.Aibek
2010-03-11 05:55:00
Nope, that didn't work either.I'm pretty sure it's possible, but your method does not seem to work for me.Thanks anyway.
Aibek
2010-03-11 09:13:00
My last suggestion would be try a Wordpress plugin for that.Check out, Viper's Video Quicktagshttp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/vipers-video-quicktags/Aibek
Peltier C
2010-03-11 23:34:00
That's for the wordpress.org stuff. not poor folk like me :(
Aibek
2010-03-12 05:57:00
It works both on Wordpress.com and self-hosted Wordpress blogs.
Peltier C
2010-03-12 21:33:00
Really? That is not obvious to me, and I have read the documentation which only mentions .org installations. Perhaps this is a feature of one of the upgrades available?
Aibek
2010-03-13 06:58:00
The instructions that you see for .org installations should be the same for your Wordpress blog as well.If you want, I can look into it. But for that you would need to create a temporary Wordpress account for me (email: aibek[at]makeuseof[dot].com) with admin rights.
Peltier C
2010-03-16 22:20:00
Viper's installation instructions read :"Installing The PluginExtract all files from the ZIP file, making sure to keep the file structure intact, and then upload it to /wp-content/plugins/. This should result in multiple subfolders and files."I don't have any idea where to find this upload feature (I promise you I have looked carefully). I think it may be for the paying customers.
Aibek
2010-03-17 05:01:00
Hi PeltierDo you have a hosting account, a place where you host your blog? Ask the support tem to give you and FTP access to your account. They should give you a username, password and the server address. Next, download a program called Filezilla and install it on your computer.http://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=clientOnce FileZilla is installed you can use the your FTP details to connect to your server and locate that /wp-content/plugins folder.Aibek
Peltier C
2010-03-17 19:57:00
Well, that's the problem. I'm a "free" user, meaning it's hosted on Wordpress.com itself.This is probably why this is not available to me, like some other widgets that would be nice.I enjoy taking a little time to write about stuff I like, but I don't see any need to pay for hosting, since I don't get much for it.
Aibek
2010-03-18 05:49:00
Hi PeterOK, I see it now. I never kept a Wordpress hosted blog so I can't help here. If it would a self hosted Wordpress site I could be more helpful.Aibek
Peltier C
2010-03-18 17:42:00
I _do_ appreciate the effort. Thank you.
2010-03-06 11:19:00
On the Vimeo, select the embed code and copy it, then return to your wordpress blog and switch to html editing then copy the code, but don't switch back to the wysiwyg editor otherwise it will strip out some code.