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Remove "http://" From "Insert a Video" - Business - Sep 26, 2018
When you go to insert a video, there is already "http://" filled in. If we remove this, it will let users simply copy paste their URLs into the space and be done with it. This promotes simplicity and efficiency IMO. I know it has little importance, but I deal with it often. I get you can just remove it before you paste the link, but we could remove that step.
How it looks if you just copy / paste now:
[vid=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLeLgq2_B40http://[/video] (breaks link)
My proposal:
[vid=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLeLgq2_B40http://[/video]
RE: Remove "http://" From "Insert a Video" - Nachfolger - Sep 27, 2018
How hard is it to delete the 7 characters from the alert before pasting your URL?
RE: Remove "http://" From "Insert a Video" - Business - Sep 27, 2018
(Sep 27, 2018 06:38 AM)Nachfolger Wrote: How hard is it to delete the 7 characters from the alert before pasting your URL?
"This promotes simplicity and efficiency IMO. I know it has little importance, but I deal with it often. I get you can just remove it before you paste the link, but we could remove that step."
It's just a small fix. Why does it need to be there? Who's going to type the rest of their link after it? Everyone just copy/pastes so I thought it would save a step. Not a big deal just something I noticed.
RE: Remove "http://" From "Insert a Video" - Elitas - Sep 27, 2018
And also potentially creates massive security risks.
Of course we could search for https:// or http:// and not append these prefixes in the event that they exist, but actually removing it altogether is dumb.
Imagine if I could make my URL "javascript:alert('ELITAS');"; now everyone on that page will see an alert box saying "ELITAS". Not 100% sure if this XSS would be possible with youtube videos, but it still creates numerous other issues.
So yeah, not a great solution.
RE: Remove "http://" From "Insert a Video" - Hunion - Sep 27, 2018
I think the https:// is there for new users. That shows them that all they have to do for the video to appear is to paste a full link in there.
RE: Remove "http://" From "Insert a Video" - Cammy - Sep 27, 2018
(Sep 27, 2018 09:02 AM)Hunion Wrote: I think the https:// is there for new users. That shows them that all they have to do for the video to appear is to paste a full link in there.
Then a better solution would be to use the placeholder attribute:
![[Image: 2018-09-27_18-57-16.gif]](https://millie.me/data/scr/2018-09-27_18-57-16.gif)
RE: Remove "http://" From "Insert a Video" - Omniscient - Sep 27, 2018
This is more of a MyBB problem with their WYSIWYG. Altering the SCeditor is a pain in the ass. I think it even requires core file edits which I don't bother with over small things like this.