Few days ago YouTube announced they are now allowing extra parameter in the video URLs which allows users to directly link to a specific point in the video. If you add '#t=0m50s' string at the end of the url, the video will start playback 50 seconds from the start.
I've been asked if Smart Youtube plugin for WordPress supports this and I am glad to announce it does. Youtube embed video code uses different syntax to start a video at desired time by using '&start=' parameter accepting value in seconds. For example this code in your post :
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNjYZB96fzw&start=50
using Smart Youtube starts the video at 50 second mark:
You can download latest version of Smart Youtube here.
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Hi! My name is Vladimir Prelovac. I am a computer engineer by profession and an adventurer by state of mind.
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Cool plugin Vladmir but I really do think you should take more care on the road...you Europeans are bloody crazy :)
Surfing youtube on mobile is paid of not
hello friends
i have unlimited excess plan on my mobile phone
i want to excess youtube videos on my mobile phone N73 kindly suggest me or guide me.
seeing videos of youtube from mobile phone is paid or not
Hello sir, am having problem in header and in plugin youtube. How to put the link in youtube plugin. Am very confused please if u do me this favour.
Waiting for reply.
Its a Great Plugin and your tips too rocks .
Thanks
Great tip
Thank you Vlad, what a freakin sick car!!!!
Bloody hell , they guy in the video can really drive !!
where is my reply?
url need a validated?
hi,vladimir.
i think this plugin is very very useful and i like it very much,
en,we chinese prefer youku to Youtube,youku is a vedio platform as youtube,
en,i try to modified your youtube plugin to youku plugin,but it's very diffcult,,,i think only you can over this work.
hehe,it's a advice,or you can think it's my request.
The way that you approach your work is really nice. This site is easy for me to navigate and the information is very usable.
Thanks for the hard work.
Randy