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{{Notice|cheatsheet: shorthand syntax for embed video <nowiki>{{#ev:youtube|IuRUx8ADkiY}}</nowiki>
 
<code>#ev</code> — Classic parser tag
* <code><nowiki>{{#ev:service|id}}</nowiki></code>
* <code><nowiki>{{#ev:service|id|dimensions}}</nowiki></code>
* <code><nowiki>{{#ev:service|id|dimensions|alignment}}</nowiki></code>
* <code><nowiki>{{#ev:service|id|dimensions|alignment|description}}</nowiki></code>
* <code><nowiki>{{#ev:service|id|dimensions|alignment|description|container}}</nowiki></code>
* <code><nowiki>{{#ev:service|id|dimensions|alignment|description|container|urlargs}}</nowiki></code>
* <code><nowiki>{{#ev:service|id|dimensions|alignment|description|container|urlargs|autoresize}}</nowiki></code>
* <code><nowiki>{{#ev:service|id|dimensions|alignment|description|container|urlargs|autoresize|valignment}}</nowiki></code>
 
However, if needed optional arguments may be left blank by not putting anything between the pipes:
 
* <code><nowiki>{{#ev:service|id|||description}}</nowiki></code>
 
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{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQVG_tuf3Q2dIgr3zPToNVWPbp56e2Jke
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== Monitoring and Alerting in 3 Easy Steps ==
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuRUx8ADkiY}}
 
== Supported MediaWiki ==
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpYOjSkQnN4}}
 
== Local (on-wiki) ==
Local video files are displayed in a player automatically. For example, [[:File:Dave_Matthews_Band_-_You_Me.mp4]] is automatically handed over to an HTML5 video player just by linking normally to the file.
!You get
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| <nowiki>[[File:Dave_Matthews_Band_-_You_Me.mp4]]</nowiki><br />Note: there are more options to [[Help:Images|media]] file [[Help:Links|linking]], but this example shows the bare minimum.
|[[File:Dave_Matthews_Band_-_You_Me.mp4]]
|}
== Cloud (e.g. YouTube) ==
Video files hosted on any of the '''30 supported platforms''' including YouTube, Vimeo, TED Talks, & Archive.org can be displayed/played easily.
{| class="wikitable"
!You type
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<pre>{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVztZI-OMUg|720|right|Michael Franti & amp; Spearhead - Good to be Alive Today (Acoustic remix)|frame}}</pre>There seems to be a weird thing going on with the link format. In order to get options like a frame and a caption, it's probably best to use the full URL (<nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=</nowiki>'''ID'''). If you don't care about the formatting of the video box, you can just use the video '''ID''' in your link.|{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVztZI-OMUg|720|right|Michael Franti & amp; Spearhead - Good to be Alive Today (Acoustic remix)|frame}}
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<nowiki>{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSsYTj9kCHE|720|left|Let eet GO|frame}}</nowiki>|{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSsYTj9kCHE|720|left|Let eet GO|frame}}
|}
== Finding Local Videos ==
You can use the [[Special:MIMESearch]] page to search for video files. If you're using the [[Visual editor|Visual Editor]], then you can search right in the edit window.
 
 
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