How to Embed a YouTube Video in a WordPress Blog Post

In order to embed a youtube video on one of your blog posts, follow these steps.

1. Go to YouTube, and choose the video you want to embed.
2. Open the video.
3. Just below the video, click on Share.
4. Now, click on Embed.
5. Click on Show More.
6. Choose the video size and other options as required.
7. Copy the code, shown above the preview.
8. Paste the code in notepad.
9. Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
10. Create a new post or edit an existing post.
11. Switch to the text (i.e. HTML) version of the post.
12. Copy and paste the code from notepad in the post.
13. Switch to the Visual version and see how it looks.
14. Update the post or save it as draft to publish when you want.

That’s how you can embed any video from YouTube into a WordPress blog post and share it with your readers.