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Guides for the beginner, intermediate, as well as advanced level player
 #2891  by JeSTeR
 
FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW AND EVERYTHING SHOULD WORK FINE :)

1 - Create a new topic on the desired forum section and select the "Youtube" button:
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2 - Now open a new tab on your browser and go to your Youtube video page, selecting the native link as it shows on the 2nd image. You should select the correct link, as I said, the native one, not the sharing link (check 3rd image). Copy the correct video link.
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3 - Paste the video link on the middle of the [youtube] code on the forum topic creation page.
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The video will now show properly on the forums. These steps are done.

*HOW TO MAKE THE VIDEO FORUM POST APPEARING PROPERLY ON FACEBOOK, SHOWING AN IMAGE IN THE POST, SO IT WILL ATTRACT MORE VIEWERS*

1 - Go to an image upload site, I advice you to use http://imgur.com/ to upload an image that is related to your video (you can always take a screenshot or anything you want that is related to your video (like a printscreen from a scene while you're watching the video, etc.), whatever...any other image you want.
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2 - Select "Browse Your Computer" option button and select the image.
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3 - Click on the "Start Upload" option button and wait until it is uploaded .
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4 - After the image is uploaded to the web, you should select and copy the 2nd link as it show on the 8th image.
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5 - Go to the forum topic creation page tab and select the "Image" button.
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6 - Now paste the image link between the [image] code (10th image) and submit your forum topic, then open your forum topic page through the forum section and leave it open.
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The image will now show properly on the forums, but it will be used for another purpose, which is explained below:

1 - Open a new tab on your browser, copy and paste there this Facebook debugger tool: https://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug/.
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2 - Now go to your forum topic page tab and select the whole link of it and copy it.
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3 - Got to the Facebook debugger tab and paste the forum topic link on the blank space, and click on the "Debug" button.
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4 - Click on the "Fetch New Scrape Information" button.
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5 - Scroll down the page, and at its bottom you should see a phrase saying "See this in the share dialog". Click on that phrase, which is actually a link.
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6 - A new tab will automatically appear on your browser. You are now on the sharing page, which will let you share your forum link easily into Facebook. Click on the button that will expand your sharing options (sorry this is on my language).
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Take note that the image you've posted under the video link on your forum topic, will appear on the sharing page, above the title, as it shows on the image 16.

7 - Select the group sharing option.
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8 - Write "whitelist on the blank space and the DayZ Colony Whitelist group will pop up; select it if you want to share it on this group.
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9 - Now click on the sharing link button.
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Congrats, your video is now correctly posted on Facebook!

*EXTRA TIPS:*

1 - Quickly go to the Facebook place where you posted your topic (on this case, the DayZ Colony Whitelist group) and scroll down until your post appears. It should show up like one the 20th image.
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2 - If you don't want your image to appear on the forum, do this: Go back to the colony forum and head to your topic and select the "edit" option button that is on your post with the video and image, and erase ONLY the image link and code. Click "Submit". Don't worry, the image will still appear on your Facebook post, but only the video will show up on your forum topic!
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And it's done! It seems complicated but it's not. You'll get used to do this, it's easier than it looks ;).