Template talk:YouTubeEmbed

Allowed uses

Use of this template, or other methods of embedding video, in the mainspace requires staff approval. Pages not on this list may not use the template, and this list must not be modified without the approval of two staff members administrator rank or higher, and the change must be performed by one of the staff members making the decision. The EiC and Deputy EiC have veto power over approvals.

This strict implementation is due to the loading issues which embedded video can cause. An embedded video greatly increases the load size of the page, meaning that pages load slower. In times of high load, or on particularly large pages, this can prevent the page from loading at all. Previous use of embedded video was directly responsible for several instances of these load errors, which is why the use is now limited. If a description and link are sufficient to convey the basic information, then that is the method that should be used.

The content of a video is also important. The presence of a page on this list does not allow videos which would be otherwise objectionable, for example copyright violating videos, to be added. If you wish to have a mainspace page added to the list, please create a new section at the bottom of this talk page with the page name as section title. Include the videos which would be used on the page and a brief explanation of why a video is required. Werdnae (talk) 05:47, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

Mainspace pages which may have embedded video

• Glitch pages. Note that this is specifically pages about glitches, and not sections on an otherwise non-glitch page.
• Pokémon commercial

Mainspace pages which must NEVER have embedded video

• All move pages
• All species pages
• Ash's Pikachu
• Meowth (Team Rocket)

Parameters

1. video id
2. channel name
3. colourscheme
4. secondary colourscheme for channel background (defaults to 3)

• color : background colour
• colordark : border colour
• colorlight : channel background colour

The named parameters default to the colourscheme defined by parameters 3 and 4. Werdnae (talk) 05:47, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

Add to list

• Saving: The video is proof of an official audio-related Easter egg in the Generation I games.

By channel/UCE3dE_KKB7bHakm_GfrU74Q

• Pokémon Platinum beta: The videos show unused locations.

By channel/UCE3dE_KKB7bHakm_GfrU74Q

By channel/UCE3dE_KKB7bHakm_GfrU74Q

• Mystery Zone: Unused theme.

By channel/UCTZHcSIHcyfcFCYnc-rV7Cw

—SatoMew 16:13, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

Simplification

I explained why the template needs to be simplified here and you can see why it's so troublesome by looking at the current state of the Pokémon commercial article.

All the template needs in the code is (using the same video): {{#Widget:YouTube|id={{{1|MvuqoVE6Ado}}}}}. The result is below.

Also, please make sure that you're using an up-to-date version of the relevant MediaWiki extension. SatoMew2 (talk) 16:09, 10 June 2015 (UTC)