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Hey Eric of The Endless Smile (or anyone else who might know)...
I notice that I can embed a video in the HTML editor and it previews correctly, but when I submit it posts the html tags as text. Is embedding video (or other objects) disabled intentionally?
Sorry if this answer is already out there... I just don't know where to look.
Thanks!
be curious; not judgmental
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not bad for mile 25
Pretty sure it's intentional. Personally, I think animated gifs are annoying enough, but that's just me.
old woman w/hobby
+1
steph
The HTML editor has a mind of its own (I haven't had a chance to customize it completely). The forum rendering is more strict and filters out any HTML tags that I disallow, including embedded objects and JavaScripts. Malicious users use these tags to exploit browser security holes and I don't want RA to contribute to the problem.
It also has the benefit of de-cluttering the forum pages. You can only link to the page with the video so readers can decide if they want to see it.
eric
That's what I expected... I just wanted to confirm.