getting thumbnails for youtube?

Discussion in 'Blogging' started by comanche, Sep 12, 2009.

  1. Sep 12, 2009
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    comanche

    comanche Junior Member

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    I'm trying to set it up so that my content is displayed as excerpts on the main page but I'm wondering, are there any plugins that can generate thumbnails for embedded youtube videos and work with wp-youtube??
     
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    Code:
    http://img.youtube.com/vi/VIDEO_ID_HERE/1.jpg
http://img.youtube.com/vi/VIDEO_ID_HERE/2.jpg
http://img.youtube.com/vi/VIDEO_ID_HERE/3.jpg
     
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    FastBucks

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    the pictures links is not workin , give us more details about what you like to do . u would like to give thumbnails and use it in wp as pictures gallery or as guide for youtube videos ? give us more details please .
     
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    umbongo

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    yep try get the image plugin if you are using wordpress

    it rocks
     
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    Which video isn't it working for? It works for all of mine.
     
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    comanche

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    Are you talking about this one?
    hxxp://justintadlock.com/archives/2008/05/27/get-the-image-wordpress-plugin

    Don't see how that would get thumbnails for Youtube vids...