Use auto-embeds to insert media in a breeze

Shortcodes are simpler than HTML code.

Auto-embeds are simpler than shortcodes.

With auto-embeds, all you need to do is paste a URL from a supported site into your post editor on its own line.

For instance, here’s how you could embed a YouTube video:

Check out this cool video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

That was a cool video.

Simple, huh?

YouTube is just one of 28 sites that WordPress supports – here’s the complete list.

• Animoto – video
• Blip – video
• CollegeHumor – video
• DailyMotion – video
• EmbedArticles – various
• Flickr – images
• FunnyOrDie.com – video
• Hulu – video
• Imgur – images
• Instagram – images
• iShare – articles
• ISSUU – documents
• Meetup.com – various
• Mixcloud – music
• Photobucket – images
• PollDaddy – polls/surveys
• Rdio – music
• Revision3 – TV
• Scribd – documents
• SlideShare – presentations
• SmugMug – images
• Soundcloud – music
• Spotify – music
• TED – video
• Twitter – social media
• Vimeo – video
• WordPress.tv – video
• YouTube – video

Recognize any services that you use? Then get embedding!