To embed a video or another object into a post or page, place its URL into the content area. Make sure the URL is on its own line and not hyperlinked (clickable when viewing the post).
For example:
Check out this cool video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ That was a cool video.
WordPress will automatically turn the URL into a YouTube embed and provide a live preview in the visual editor.
Another option is to wrap the URL in the [embed] Shortcode.
[embed width="123" height="456"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ[/embed]
If WordPress fails to embed the URL, the post will contain a hyperlink to the URL.
The easy embedding feature is mostly powered by oEmbed, a protocol for site A (such as your blog) to ask site B (such as YouTube) for the HTML needed to embed content from site B.
oEmbed was designed to avoid the need to copy and paste HTML from the site hosting the media you wish to embed. It supports videos, images, text, and more.
No, not by default. WordPress will only embed URLs matching an internal whitelist. This is for security purposes.
You can use all of these:
| Service | Embed Type | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animoto | Videos | WordPress 4.0 | |
| Blip | Videos | WordPress 2.9 | |
| CollegeHumor | Videos | WordPress 4.0 | |
| DailyMotion | Videos | WordPress 2.9 | |
| Flickr | Videos & Images | WordPress 2.9 | |
| FunnyOrDie.com | Videos | WordPress 3.0 | |
| Hulu | Videos | WordPress 2.9 | |
| Imgur | Images | WordPress 3.9 | |
| Images | WordPress 3.5 | ||
| Issuu | Documents | WordPress 4.0 | |
| Kickstarter | Projects | WordPress 4.2 | |
| Meetup.com | Various | WordPress 3.9 | |
| Mixcloud | Music | WordPress 4.0 | |
| Photobucket | Images | WordPress 2.9 | |
| PollDaddy | Polls & Surveys | WordPress 3.0 | |
| Rdio | Music | WordPress 3.6 | |
| ReverbNation | Music | WordPress 4.4 | |
| Scribd | Documents | WordPress 2.9 | |
| SlideShare | Presentation slideshows | WordPress 3.5 | |
| SmugMug | Various | WordPress 3.0 | |
| SoundCloud | Music | WordPress 3.5 | |
| Spotify | Music | WordPress 3.6 | |
| TED | Videos | WordPress 4.0 | |
| Tumblr | Various | WordPress 4.2 | |
| iSnare | Various | WordPress 4.2 | |
| Social media | WordPress 3.4 | ||
| Vimeo | Videos | WordPress 2.9 | |
| Vine | Videos | WordPress 4.1 | |
| WordPress.tv | Videos | WordPress 2.9 | |
| YouTube | Videos | WordPress 2.9 |