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Youtube Content Embedded with HTTPS

by Ian Jefferson - Monday, July 28, 2014, 3:21 AM

Hi all

I'm in the process of configuring our Moodle 2.7.1+ install and have been testing YouTube Embeded content, where it converts it automatically.

We have an issue internally at the moment where YouTube HTTPS is blocked, so any content unfortunately doesn't display. Is there nyway I can alter the settings in Moodle so that when it processes the URL, it leaves or embeds the content by default using a HTTP embed link rather the HTTPS?

If not, is there any way I can disable the YouTube filter only?

Thanks

Re: Youtube Content Embedded with HTTPS

by Guillermo Madero - Monday, July 28, 2014, 9:10 AM

Hello Ian,

Have you tried using the embed method instead? Try for example with the following code:

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-3IpYZ1iPiA?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>

You could also use the URL resource; this way the link would remain as you set it:

http://docs.moodle.org/27/en/URL_resource

Yes, you can disable the multimedia filter:

http://docs.moodle.org/27/en/Multimedia_plugins_filter

Some other references:

http://docs.moodle.org/27/en/Filters

http://docs.moodle.org/27/en/Working_with_media

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Re: Youtube Content Embedded with HTTPS

by Ian Jefferson - Monday, July 28, 2014, 8:09 PM

Hi Guillermo

Using the embed code works perfectly, so it is just the Moodle Filter that is causing the problem.

Now that I've got my head around it, it would perhaps be good if the Filter could follow the same embed code (not including the http/https prefix) so that the protocol being used dictates the YouTube url rather then being forced to HTTPS.

I'll follow the link and disable the filter for now though and tell people to use the embed code.

Thanks for your help!

Ian

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Re: Youtube Content Embedded with HTTPS

by Guillermo Madero - Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 12:47 AM

Hello Ian,

Great to know! Yes, these filters are useful for quick and straightforward cases, for those with more requirements the embed code is a better solution.

Cheers!

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Re: Youtube Content Embedded with HTTPS

by Matteo Scaramuccia - Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 3:22 AM

Hi Ian,
if you like Guillermo's suggestion, please drop a minor improvement into the Tracker to let the explicit HTTPS protocol be configurable in the media filter, see e.g. https://github.com/moodle/moodle/blob/c476e67839d75d27e22758e3de870d7946dbc4f1/lib/medialib.php#L542 where HTTPS is forced (for security reasons).

HTH,
Matteo

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Re: Youtube Content Embedded with HTTPS

by Ian Jefferson - Tuesday, August 5, 2014, 8:37 PM

Hi Matteo

That's great, thanks for the link. I'll try editting the file when I have access to the server again tomorrow and check all works correctly.

In the mean time, I've logged MDL-46554 (hopefully I've linked it to the correct component)

Thanks

Ian

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Re: Youtube Content Embedded with HTTPS

by Greg Padberg - Thursday, March 17, 2016, 1:44 AM

Our Moodle server is now accessed via secure https, and we have subsequently found that any non-secure embedded content (e.g. http videos from youtube.com) are not accessible.
The browser does not display any non-secure embedded content from within a secure https page.
The fix for this is to change any non-secure embedded content from http to https.
Is there a Moodle filter available that can take existing http embed code and change it to https where available?
I had hoped that the Generico filter could do this but upon further investigation that seems to not be the case.
Other suggestions?

Moodle Tracker 46269 seems to apply as a proposed solution.

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