Template:LinkYouTube

This is a template for including links to YouTube videos in the "External Links" section of an article. It can take the following parameters:

• id, the id number of the video being linked to (mandatory);
• title, the title of the video being linked to (optional but recommended);
• author, the name of the author (creator) of the video (optional).

Here are some simple usage examples:

You type:

{{LinkYoutube|id=eZ9BBcskBjY|title=Herschel tracks in Conway's Game of Life - Part 1 - Making oscillators of any large period}}

You see:

Herschel tracks in Conway's Game of Life - Part 1 - Making oscillators of any large period (YouTube video)

You type:

{{LinkYoutube|id=eZ9BBcskBjY|author=[[Nathaniel Johnston]]|title=Herschel tracks in Conway's Game of Life - Part 1 - Making oscillators of any large period}}

You see:

Nathaniel Johnston: Herschel tracks in Conway's Game of Life - Part 1 - Making oscillators of any large period (YouTube video)

You type:

{{LinkYoutube|id=eZ9BBcskBjY}}

You see:

YouTube video eZ9BBcskBjY (YouTube video)

You type:

{{LinkYoutube|title=Herschel tracks in Conway's Game of Life - Part 1 - Making oscillators of any large period}}

You see:

Error: id= parameter not specified!

See also

• Pages that link to external sites (category)

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• Template:Cata
• Template:LinkCallahan
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