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- Create a new page in Moodle (under add a resource)
- Go to the HTML source view by clicking on the "HTML" button in the content box (bottom row of the toolbar, right hand side)
- Go to YouTube or Vimeo and copy the video embed code. This is under the "Share" link.
- Paste the embed code into the Moodle page content box.
- Save the page.
Preventing Auto-Embedding of YouTube Videos
If you create a link to a YouTube video in a label, page, or other description field, Moodle will automatically embed the YouTube video instead of just linking to the video. If you just want a simple link, you can do one of the following things:
- Add the link by using Add a resource or activity - URL. This will not embed the video.
- Turn off automatic multimedia embedding for your course. This can be set under Settings → Course administration → Filters → Multimedia plugins → Off. This setting will affect content in the entire course.
- Edit the YouTube link to prevent auto-embedding. For example, if the YouTube link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PfzLRs7YC0, adding a parameter to the middle will prevent auto-embedding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?embed=no&v=0PfzLRs7YC0 (add the text in bold to the URL). Note for advanced users: Moodle is looking for a match for
watch?v=, so adding something to the middle disrupts the filter.
Uploading a video to Moodle
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