# How to embed SWF inside a post **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-embed-swf-inside-a-post/29462 **Category:** Support **Created:** [May 30, 2015, 10:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-embed-swf-inside-a-post/29462 "2015-05-30T22:31:27Z") **Posts on this page:** 8 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![michael\_solomon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@michael\_solomon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michael_solomon) #### Post date: [May 30, 2015, 10:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-embed-swf-inside-a-post/29462/1 "2015-05-30T22:31:27Z")
Hi, I want to embed SWF (Flash player files) from local to my post. How can I do that? Thanks, Miki ---
### Author: ![Mittineague](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mittineague/32/114259_2.png) [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague) #### Post date: [May 30, 2015, 10:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-embed-swf-inside-a-post/29462/2 "2015-05-30T22:35:36Z")
Go to Admin → Settings → Onebox and set the checkbox ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/2/3/2302cd7d8d5fa548356e41c41cfa74c425b33fc5.png) ---
### Author: ![michael\_solomon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@michael\_solomon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michael_solomon) #### Post date: [May 30, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-embed-swf-inside-a-post/29462/3 "2015-05-30T23:08:00Z")
THanks, I saw that.. but How I embed the SWF? If I click Ctrl+G It’s just gives a link for download. I want that the SWF displayed In my post. Like picture not as a link. Sry for my lame english 🙂 ---
### Author: ![riking](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/riking/32/170938_2.png) [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking) #### Post date: [May 30, 2015, 11:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-embed-swf-inside-a-post/29462/4 "2015-05-30T23:14:04Z")
Paste the link to the .swf on a line by itself. Make sure that the domain is in the “generic onebox whitelist”. ---
### Author: ![michael\_solomon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@michael\_solomon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michael_solomon) #### Post date: [May 30, 2015, 11:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-embed-swf-inside-a-post/29462/5 "2015-05-30T23:52:03Z")
@riking Thanks, I added now my domain to “onebox domains whitelist” - http:// is require?. After I upload my swf and try to go this URL I see: > The page you requested doesn’t exist or is private ---
### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror) #### Post date: [May 31, 2015, 6:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-embed-swf-inside-a-post/29462/6 "2015-05-31T06:11:36Z")
It is possible this has regressed, but it is not what we view as a first tier feature. @techapj can you check? ---
### Author: ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ) #### Post date: [March 23, 2016, 1:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-embed-swf-inside-a-post/29462/7 "2016-03-23T13:44:43Z")
SWF oneboxing is working fine for me. @michael_solomon are you still having this issue. ---
### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror) #### Post date: [March 25, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-embed-swf-inside-a-post/29462/8 "2016-03-25T20:25:06Z")
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