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Asked: 2026-05-15T19:07:44+00:00

I’m embedding youtube clips on my site with the following code: <object width=259 height=215

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I’m embedding youtube clips on my site with the following code:

<object width="259" height="215"  style="margin:auto; width:262px; height:217px; position:relative;">
    <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/<?php echo $yt_id; ?>&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&autoplay=1"></param>
    <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param>
    <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/<?php echo $yt_id; ?>&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&autoplay=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="259" height="215"></embed>
</object>
<p style="margin-top:12px; width: 259px; text-align:center;"><?php echo $yt_title; ?></p>

which works great in html5 equipped or flash equipped browsers. However, if i try using IE 7/8 without flash installed, i get this placeholder:

alt text

how can i get a “this video requieres flash player” instead?

update: this is my final code using Richard JP Le Guen’s solution. it works perfectly.

<object width="259" height="215"  style="margin:auto; width:262px; height:217px; position:relative;">
    <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/<?php echo $yt_id; ?>&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&autoplay=1" />
    <param name="wmode" value="opaque" />
    <!--[if !IE]>-->
        <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/<?php echo $yt_id; ?>&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&autoplay=1" allowfullscreen="true" width="259" height="215">
            <param name="wmode" value="opaque" />
            <!--<![endif]-->
            <a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" style="display: block; text-align:center; padding-top:40px;">
                <img src="http://www.adobe.com/images/shared/download_buttons/get_flash_player.gif" alt="Get Adobe Flash player" />
            </a>
            <!--[if !IE]>-->
        </object>
    <!--<![endif]-->
</object>
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  1. Editorial Team

    This looks like the sort of thing one uses SWFObject for.

    With SWFObject, you add the <object> and <embed> dynamically, using JavaScript. In your (normal, standards-compliant) HTML you would have a message like “You need Flash and JavaScript to view this video” and then use SWFObject to swap out that content for the video.

    A quick Google search for SWFObject and YouTube yielded this article. I don’t have time to read it, but it looks like it could help.

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