steffanedesigns Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 (edited) I can't get YouTube shorts video links to successfully be found using the video block. Help! 🙂 It has ".../shorts/..." in the link URL Edited April 15, 2022 by steffanedesigns eddieo24 1 Link to comment
cbird Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 I'm having the same problem and no matter where I click on it or where I pull the short from, squarespace will not recognize the url. Link to comment
Jayhaydaire Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 I was having the same issue but found a fix from a Google forum. A short video URL has the format: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/<VIDEO_ID> it also has the URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<VIDEO_ID> If you take the video ID and put it in the standard (2nd) format, the video can be located via Squarespace and you're all set! Teczr, SSPSNina, kim7000 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment
merrittman Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Squarespace is so annoying. Why don't my YouTube shorts work??!! Or why don't tiktok videos work?? The above answer didn't work for my link..... Link to comment
JazelleFoster Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 In addition I cannot update the featured image when uploading a short. Link to comment
Ryne Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 If you right click on the video in Youtube and click copy video URL, it will do so without the short format and then you can add to Squarespace. Link to comment
Structure Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 About a month ago, I started having issues uploading YouTube Shorts to the blog page on my website. According to the help desk, this is a known issue with no fix date. I am quickly running up against my storage allotment, and I don't want to be charged extra for video storage - this is a feature that was working, and now it's not. I was advised that there are no workarounds that will help me - video blocks won't work because this is a Blog page. Looking for a solution that doesn't involve paying for more storage. Link to comment
catebligh Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Use the watch page URL instead of the Shorts URL EXAMPLE, SAME VIDEO Short URL: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3xReIHV13IQ Watch Page URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xReIHV13IQ Deana and guigliermou 1 1 Link to comment
holdspacecreative Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 On 12/21/2022 at 10:32 PM, Ryne said: If you right click on the video in Youtube and click copy video URL, it will do so without the short format and then you can add to Squarespace. This worked for me! To clarify: from your YouTube dashboard, click "View on YouTube" on your video, and then right-click the video to pull up the following options. Click "Copy video URL" and then paste the URL into the Video Block in Squarespace. Teczr 1 Monica Kovach (she/her) | Hold Space Creative Premium Squarespace Templates for Therapists & Coaches ♡ holdspacecreative.com Link to comment
Panyek Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 It still does not work, wether it be a short or long version of the link. Link to comment
JonathanKirknel Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Hey everyone I still experience the same issue even though I follow your advice. Does anyone have an idea of what I can do? As seen in the first screenshot, I get an "error" when I insert the YouTube link that I copy when pressing "share" -> "copy link" on my YouTube short video. Furthermore, the gallery page on Squarespace states "invalid video embed" as seen in the second screenshot. However, as seen in the third screenshot, I have made sure that I have pressed "allow embedding" on the YouTube video. Furthermore, I have tried inserting the standard YouTube URL to the video and the "share" URL. What to do? Link to comment
JonathanKirknel Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 Hey again Okay, it now works for me, and I want to share the solution in the hope that it will help someone else 🙂 I followed this advice: A short video URL has the format: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/<Your VIDEO_ID> But normal YouTube videos have the URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<Your VIDEO_ID> It seems Squarespace can't locate the video if the link has a /shorts/ in the URL. Maybe Squarespace is programmed to be compatible only with a "watch?=v" URL. Therefore, you do this: 1) copy the YouTube web address URL Important: Do not right-click on the video to "copy URL" or copy URL through the "share" function. These two methods add a "?feature=share" and a "si=1O7hxUt1usAD_py2" to the URL respectively, which Squarespace can't use. 2) Paste the YouTube web address URL into a new browser and change the URL into: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<Your VIDEO_ID> I paste it into a new browser window because it is a little more convenient than changing the URL inside Squarespace's menu. 3) copy this modified URL into Squarespace, and it should work Maya-Schmuki 1 Link to comment
stellacrystals Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Youtube short has been out for a while and considering the current social media environment, I believe that it is important to add support to Youtube shorts in Squarespace since most of the content is shot in portrait mode. Thanks. Link to comment
homiee Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Still not working for me ^^^ @JonathanKirknel I am trying to link my YouTube Shorts in my portfolio website. None of the solutions above are working for me. Please help! @Squarespace Guru Link to comment
sussexseamstress0603 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Hey @homiee I know this is an old thread, but I just experienced the same issue with trying to embed a YouTube Short and thought I would share what worked for me in case it helps anyone else out. Instead of using a video block I used an "embed" block. Then get the sharing URL link of your short from YouTube and replace the text "short" in the URL with "embed". Then paste that into the embed block in Squarespace. That's what worked for me anyhow. I also used this successfully inside the "additional info" section of a product page. Hope that helps. Link to comment
AGP Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Hey – not sure if you're still looking for support on this, but this video has a pretty quick and solid workaround to embed Youtube shorts. Hope this helps! Link to comment
saveatwdw Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 (edited) Here's how I got it to work: 1) Very important: Play the short in YouTube, click "Share" on the right side of the video, and copy the link. This is a different link than what you'll find in other places. 2) Paste the link in the Video search box in Squarespace. You'll get an error, that's ok. 3) In the link you pasted, delete everything from the question mark and beyond. It's not needed. https://youtube.com /shorts/ypSbqqdiG28?si=SS4ENjJ0qZZFmTgw 4) Replace the word "shorts/" and the slash with watch?v= https://youtube.com /shorts/ypSbqqdiG28? https://youtube.com / watch?v=/ypSbqqdiG28? 5) When done it should be like this (Note: there are no spaces in the link, I put a space after .com to prevent the short form embedding here in the directions): https://youtube.com /watch?v=/ypSbqqdiG28? Edited March 10 by saveatwdw Beyondspace 1 Link to comment
stellacrystals Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Thanks for trying to help. However, I am trying to achieve the portrait orientation in the product page. I don't want my Youtube Short videos to be shown with the black bars to the sides. Beyondspace 1 Link to comment
biancajade Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 I was also able to get this to work by swapping the block from Video to Embed and then right clicking on the short and copying the embed code or using the /embed/ link in the embed code. Thanks, @sussexseamstress0603 🙂 sussexseamstress0603 1 Link to comment
Beyondspace Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 On 4/20/2024 at 3:23 AM, stellacrystals said: Thanks for trying to help. However, I am trying to achieve the portrait orientation in the product page. I don't want my Youtube Short videos to be shown with the black bars to the sides. Would you mind to share your product page URL? BeyondSpace - Squarespace Website Developer 🖼️ Lightbox Studio (Enable Pinch/Zoom on lightbox, video lightbox and much more) 🗓️ Delivery Date Picker (Squarespace Date picker form field) 💫 Gallery block 7.1 workaround 🥳 No-code customisations for Squarespace (+100 Spark plugin customisations) 🥳 Freemium Squarespace Widget Templates (+1000 Elfsight Templates) If you find my answer useful, let's leave a like or upvote so others with the same issue can find their solution. Thank you! Link to comment
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