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You may insert videos from popular video sites by using a simple tag [video:URL].

Examples:
- Single video:
  [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN1qUeId]
- Random video out of multiple:
  [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN1qUeId1,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN1qUeId2]
- Override default autoplay setting: [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN1qUeId autoplay:1]
- Override default width and height:
  [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN1qUeId width:X height:Y]
- Override default aspect ratio:
  [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN1qUeId ratio:4/3]
- Align the video:
  [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN1qUeId align:right]
Supported sites: YouTube, Google Video, Tangle, DailyMotion, Revver, Vimeo, Flickr Slideshows, Flickr Video, Game Videos, Meta Cafe, Streamhoster, Game Trailers, College Humor, MySpace, Capped, Blip.tv, Slideshare, Picasa Slideshows, Teachertube.

Special instructions:
Some codecs need special input. You'll find those instructions here.
- Slideshare:
  You need to construct your own URL, using the "Wordpress Embed" code from Slideshare, extract the "id" and "doc" parts, and form the URL like this: slideshare.net/?id=1759622&doc=usingdrupal-090723103440-phpapp01.
- Picasa Slideshows:
  You must use the URL of the RSS feed for the Picasa album:
  1. View the album in Picasa (you should see thumbnails, not a slideshow).
  2. Find the "RSS" link and click it.
  3. Copy the resulting URL from the browser address bar. Example:
    [video: http://picasaweb.google.com/data/feed/base/user/USER_NAME/albumid/5568104935784209834?alt=rss&kind=photo&hl=en_US]
Syntax highlight code surrounded by the {syntaxhighlighter SPEC}...{/syntaxhighlighter} tags, where SPEC is a Syntaxhighlighter options string or "class="OPTIONS" title="the title".

Example: {syntaxhighlighter brush:php;collapse:true;first-line:50;highlight:[57,81,101];class-name:'some_class some_other_class'}...{/syntaxhighlighter}

This will syntax highlight PHP code, initially collapsed, start line number at 50, highlight lines 57, 81 and 101 and tag highlighted code with class names some_class and some_other_class.
See the Syntaxhighlighter javascript library site for additional helps.
Quick Tips:
- Two or more spaces at a line's end = Line break
- Double returns = Paragraph
- *Single asterisks* or _single underscores_ = Emphasis
- **Double** or __double__ = Strong
- This is [a link](http://the.link.example.com "The optional title text")
For complete details on the Markdown syntax, see the Markdown documentation and Markdown Extra documentation for tables, footnotes, and more.
To post pieces of code, surround them with <code>...</code> tags. For PHP code, you can use <?php ... ?>, which will also colour it based on syntax.
Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
Lines and paragraphs are automatically recognized. The line break, paragraph and close paragraph tags are inserted automatically. If paragraphs are not recognized simply add a couple blank lines.

Comments

Lines and paragraphs are automatically recognized. The line break, paragraph and close paragraph tags are inserted automatically. If paragraphs are not recognized simply add a couple blank lines.

Allowed HTML tags: <a> <cite> <blockquote> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd>

This site allows HTML content. While learning all of HTML may feel intimidating, learning how to use a very small number of the most basic HTML "tags" is very easy. This table provides examples for each tag that is enabled on this site.

For more information see W3C's HTML Specifications or use your favorite search engine to find other sites that explain HTML.

Tag Description	You Type	You Get
Anchors are used to make links to other pages.	`<a href="http://mike-hostetler.com">Mike Hostetler - Millennial Navigator</a>`	Mike Hostetler - Millennial Navigator
Emphasized	`<em>Emphasized</em>`	Emphasized
Strong	`<strong>Strong</strong>`	Strong
Cited	`<cite>Cited</cite>`	Cited
Block quoted	`<blockquote>Block quoted</blockquote>`	Block quoted
Coded text used to show programming source code	`<code>Coded</code>`	`Coded`
Unordered list - use the <li> to begin each list item	`<ul> <li>First item</li> <li>Second item</li> </ul>`	First item Second item
Ordered list - use the <li> to begin each list item	`<ol> <li>First item</li> <li>Second item</li> </ol>`	First item Second item
No help provided for tag li.
Definition lists are similar to other HTML lists. <dl> begins the definition list, <dt> begins the definition term and <dd> begins the definition description.	`<dl> <dt>First term</dt> <dd>First definition</dd> <dt>Second term</dt> <dd>Second definition</dd> </dl>`	First term First definition Second term Second definition
No help provided for tag dt.
No help provided for tag dd.

Most unusual characters can be directly entered without any problems.

If you do encounter problems, try using HTML character entities. A common example looks like & for an ampersand & character. For a full list of entities see HTML's entities page. Some of the available characters include:

Character Description	You Type	You Get
Ampersand	`&`	&
Greater than	`>`	>
Less than	`<`	<
Quotation mark	`"`	"

Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.

Plain Text

Lines and paragraphs are automatically recognized. The line break, paragraph and close paragraph tags are inserted automatically. If paragraphs are not recognized simply add a couple blank lines.
Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
To post pieces of code, surround them with <code>...</code> tags. For PHP code, you can use <?php ... ?>, which will also colour it based on syntax.
Syntax highlight code surrounded by the {syntaxhighlighter SPEC}...{/syntaxhighlighter} tags, where SPEC is a Syntaxhighlighter options string or "class="OPTIONS" title="the title".

Example: {syntaxhighlighter brush:php;collapse:true;first-line:50;highlight:[57,81,101];class-name:'some_class some_other_class'}...{/syntaxhighlighter}

This will syntax highlight PHP code, initially collapsed, start line number at 50, highlight lines 57, 81 and 101 and tag highlighted code with class names some_class and some_other_class.
See the Syntaxhighlighter javascript library site for additional helps.

Plain text 2

To post pieces of code, surround them with <code>...</code> tags. For PHP code, you can use <?php ... ?>, which will also colour it based on syntax.
No HTML tags allowed.
Syntax highlight code surrounded by the {syntaxhighlighter SPEC}...{/syntaxhighlighter} tags, where SPEC is a Syntaxhighlighter options string or "class="OPTIONS" title="the title".

Example: {syntaxhighlighter brush:php;collapse:true;first-line:50;highlight:[57,81,101];class-name:'some_class some_other_class'}...{/syntaxhighlighter}

This will syntax highlight PHP code, initially collapsed, start line number at 50, highlight lines 57, 81 and 101 and tag highlighted code with class names some_class and some_other_class.
See the Syntaxhighlighter javascript library site for additional helps.
Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
Lines and paragraphs are automatically recognized. The line break, paragraph and close paragraph tags are inserted automatically. If paragraphs are not recognized simply add a couple blank lines.

Mike Hostetler is an inventor, entrepreneur, programmer and proud father. Having worked with web technologies since the mid 1990's, Mike has had extensive experience developing web applications with PHP and JavaScript. Currently, Mike works as the CEO of appendTo, LLC, The Company Dedicated to jQuery, based in Denver, Colorado. Heavily involved in Open Source, Mike is a former member of the jQuery Core team, leads the QCubed PHP5 Framework project, and participates in the Drupal project. When not in front of a computer, Mike enjoys hiking, fly-fishing, snowboarding and spending time with his family.