No more embed codes, shortcodes, or embed plugins needed; just the URL will do.

With the new upgrade to WordPress 3.5 recently, it brings us new features and improvements to Blogs@NTU. One of it is the way to embed media to your blog posts and this article shares how simple.

For example:

Be sure to paste the URL on a line by itself and make sure it isn’t hyperlinked. WordPress will automatically turn that into an embedded YouTube video when the post is viewed.

You may also wrap the URL with the [embed] shortcode to add in a specific size.

For example:

Below are a few more examples for popular media:

Flickr

1.  Click on the “Share” button.
2.  Copy the full URL and paste the URL to your post editor (no HTML necessary).

Photobucket

1.  Click on the “Share” button and select “Links”.
2.  Copy the “Direct link” and paste it in your post editor (no HTML necessary).

Slideshare

1.  Copy the URL in your browser address bar directly.
2   Paste in in your post editor (no HTML necessary).

Scribd

1.  Click on the “Link” button.
2.  Copy the URL and paste it in your post editor (no HTML necessary).

Twitter

1.  Locate the tweet you want to post.
2. Click on the timestamp and you will be taken to the page for that individual tweet.
3.  Copy the URL in your browser address bar.
4.  Paste it in your post editor (no HTML necessary).

Vimeo

1.  Click on the “Share” button.
2.  Copy the URL under “Link” and paste it in your post editor (no HTML necessary).

Below is the whole list of sites that you can embed from to WordPress:

If  you have further questions, please feel free to comment on this post or contact us at nmg@ntu.edu.sg.

Have fun!

[via WordPress]