[wp-hackers] stopping an embedded video with javascript

Otto otto at ottodestruct.com
Wed Sep 11 17:05:44 UTC 2013


Perhaps not. Try something like this:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7443578/youtube-iframe-api-how-do-i-control-a-iframe-player-thats-already-in-the-html

-Otto


On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 11:59 AM, Steve Taylor <steve at sltaylor.co.uk> wrote:
> FYI, what I'm dealing with is a carousel with images and videos.
> Ideally I would pause a video if it's playing as it's scrolled out of
> view in the carousel.
>
>> // Get element holding the video (embed or object)
>> var player = document.getElementById("youtube_player");
>
> I think this is what I'm looking for. But since wp_oembed_get()
> outputs an iframe, I assume cross-domain stuff prevent me manipulating
> the player? Do I need to do my own custom embedding to let me access
> the API?
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