Sorry vlad, I don't understand.

If I put Wy52yueBX_s in the text area field it won't display a video, but the code.

Last edited by db3204 (2007-11-10 13:59:36)

vlad I think I'm close but still  missing something. I put the following in the member_profile.tpl -- didn't work.

<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/{video_id}"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/{video_id}" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>

And then I typed in the video Id (Wy52yueBX_s) in the custom text field I created.

Still only see Wy52yueBX_s in the profile.

If this is right, may I ask, where would I put the above code in member_profile.tpl and if there is anything else I would need to do to the member_profile.tpl file or in the custom field CP?

Thanks

Last edited by db3204 (2007-11-10 16:00:07)

Vlad. Just looked at the docs hoping I would find my answer...I still must be missing a step or I'm  not putting the code in the right place or could it be I'm putting it in the wrong place. Below is what I did step by step. Hopefully you will be willing to tell me where I went wrong and how to correct it.

Thanks

NOTE: One small change with below.........where you see video_id I put videoid but still does not work

NOTE: One small change with the above.........where you see video_id I put videoid but still does not work

Last edited by db3204 (2007-11-10 17:04:36)

No.........it must be something else....I did try the following codes in member_profile.tpl. The reason I tried two is because somewhere I read that you should not use underscore in the label. But it doesn't matter. The results are the same either way. What is displayed is the code I type in the text field, not the video.

                                            <!-- BEGIN profile_fields -->
                                            <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/{top.profile_field_video_id_value}"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/{top.profile_field_video_id_value}"type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>

and

                                    <!-- BEGIN profile_fields -->
                                            <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/{top.profile_field_videoid_value}"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/{top.profile_field_videoid_value}"type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>

Vlad, for the label in the youtube field I used video_id for the first code and videoid for the second. The label should match the code above after profile_field -- right?

If I have the code correct above and it is the right place in member_profile.tpl, it has to be something else.

Man, I want to make this work.....help.

Last edited by db3204 (2007-11-10 18:51:32)

yes, they are both set to yes to  load in profile.

It displays multiple times because you inserted it into the begin/end loop. Please do read the documentation about how template engine works in order to understand it. Otherwise it'll be a trial and error routine every time.

<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/{top.profile_field_videoid_value}"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/{top.profile_field_videoid_value}"type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>

If anyone  knows where to put the youtube code so it doesn't mess up the members_profile.tpl, please post. Ideally, the video plays where you create the custom field. Not the case. I created a custom field under the Personal group but the video is displayed where the above code is placed  in the members_profile.tpl, not where the custom field is created.

No matter where you place the youtube code (inside or outside the loop) it will effect the area around it in the  members profile -- I looked, but I could not find in the docs where you could display  code and have it not effect other areas of the template.

Otherwise this thread is a pretty good guide how to get it to work but getting it to work in the right place is my only problem -- in my case I created a youtube field under the Personal group. When I type the video ID in the youtube field, it should display in the Personal group area. Instead it displays where you put the youtube code in the member_profile.tpl. If anyone has any clue, please post.

thanks in advance for any input or thoughts....maybe together we can figure it out. If someone else has already, you would be doing us a great service by posting. Youtube is growing and more and more dating sites are using it as part of the member's profile.

Last edited by db3204 (2007-11-11 10:57:01)