# YouTube video conversion does not work for welcome message

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-video-conversion-does-not-work-for-welcome-message/34940>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [October 26, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-video-conversion-does-not-work-for-welcome-message/34940 "2015-10-26T19:34:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Erik\_Manger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erik_manger/32/179399_2.png) [@Erik\_Manger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Erik_Manger)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-video-conversion-does-not-work-for-welcome-message/34940/1 "2015-10-26T19:34:50Z")

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Hi,

Whenever I paste a YouTube link inside of the welcome message dialogue, it does not convert to video format.

Can you guys please allow YouTube embedding for the welcome message system?

@codinghorror @sam

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**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:** [October 26, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-video-conversion-does-not-work-for-welcome-message/34940/2 "2015-10-26T21:20:18Z")

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Do you mean in the banner topic? I am not sure what you are talking about.

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**Author:** ![Erik\_Manger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erik_manger/32/179399_2.png) [@Erik\_Manger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Erik_Manger)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 10:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-video-conversion-does-not-work-for-welcome-message/34940/3 "2015-10-26T22:53:18Z")

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Hey,

When you go to the admin, on the customize tab… when I paste a YouTube link in the welcome message dialogue it does not convert with the thumbnail like posting threads / topics does.

Can you guys make it so that we can use YouTube videos in our welcome messages? Thanks so much!

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**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:** [October 26, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-video-conversion-does-not-work-for-welcome-message/34940/4 "2015-10-26T23:05:01Z")

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So you are referring to Admin, Customize, Text in the welcome “tips” email?

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**Author:** ![Erik\_Manger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erik_manger/32/179399_2.png) [@Erik\_Manger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Erik_Manger)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-video-conversion-does-not-work-for-welcome-message/34940/5 "2015-10-26T23:06:26Z")

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The “New User Guidance” 😄

It doesn’t convert YouTube video links ☹

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**Author:** ![chapoi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chapoi/32/537252_2.png) [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 11:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-video-conversion-does-not-work-for-welcome-message/34940/6 "2025-12-04T11:37:04Z")

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