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How do I prevent youtube links converting into MEDIA tags

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  1. JediMasterThrash

    JediMasterThrash SS.org Regular

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    I put in youtube links in my post, and no matter what I do the forum converts them to media tags.

    #1, when it converts to a media tag it loses the timestamp. My links were in the form of
    youtubelink#t=2m07s
    so that it starts at the particular part of the guitar solo I want to point out.
    But the auto conversion to media tags removes the timestamp.

    And #2 it makes the post huge and bulky by embedding all those videos. I just wanted a quick short list of links, but instead it was a giant long page of embedded videos.

    The closest thing I could find to block it was the code tag, but that also removed the link capability.

    http://www.sevenstring.org/threads/...maple-neck-through-for-80s-rock-metal.333953/
     
    JediMasterThrash, Jan 19, 2019
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  2. Alex

    Alex Administrator Super Moderator

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    That's the way the forum software was set up by default. What you're asking would require custom coding on our end.
     
    Alex, Jan 21, 2019
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  3. TedEH

    TedEH Cromulent

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    You could arguably just post everything after the '?' -> we all know how to get to youtube.
     
    TedEH, Jan 21, 2019
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