[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #51627: Reddit Embeds Broken

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#51627: Reddit Embeds Broken
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 Reporter:  AdvancedWarfare  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:
Component:  Embeds           |     Version:  4.0
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:                   |     Focuses:  javascript
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Changes (by Clorith):

 * status:  new => closed
 * focuses:  ui, accessibility, javascript, performance => javascript
 * severity:  critical => normal
 * version:  5.5.1 => 4.0
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review =>
 * resolution:   => invalid


Comment:

 Hiya,

 This looks to be an issue on the side of Reddit.

 A quick look shows that the embed is working like it should, as images
 show as expected.

 The reason you see the flicker is because the thumbnail for the video is
 loaded first (an image, which works), but then the JavaScript meant to
 load the video player is loaded, and it has a fatal error, so it can't
 show the video box, it just disappears, but the embed it self is still
 there (the box with the frame for a vide4o, and the description).

 Basically, Reddit needs to fix their oEmbeds, from a quick search, it
 seems they've had some issues over the past few years, with their embeds
 failing from time to time (I would link sources, but most folks reporting
 them used inappropriate language in their posts, so I will leave that to
 each individuals own desire to look it up), so it may just be that you
 need to reach out and let them know that you use their service and it had
 a failure.

 I'm closing this as `invalid` (it's the most appropriate ticket status),
 not because your problem isn't valid, but because the problem lies with
 the provider, Reddit, and not WordPress it self.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/51627#comment:1>
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