[FR]: Automatically convert YouTube and Twitter link with markdown syntax for external image to proper iframe element

[ooker777]

Obsidian allows using the same Markdown syntax as external images to embed YouTube videos and Twitter tweets (official docs):

![](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnTvZWp5Q7o)
![](https://twitter.com/obsdmd/status/1580548874246443010)

Can you automatically convert it to this?

<iframe id="ytplayer" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnTvZWp5Q7o" frameborder="0"></iframe>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Obsidian 1.0 is live!<br><br>1.0 brings a complete redesign to desktop and mobile.<br><br>Plus, a new way to browse your second brain: tabs. Tabs make it easier to explore many ideas at once.<br><br>Learn more: <a href="https://t.co/b5tuqKrCBc">https://t.co/b5tuqKrCBc</a> <a href="https://t.co/uAgnoRRI3s">pic.twitter.com/uAgnoRRI3s</a></p>&mdash; Obsidian (@obsdmd) <a href="https://twitter.com/obsdmd/status/1580548874246443010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

Here is the regex:

• Find: /\!\[.*\]\(https:\/\/.*(youtube\.com|youtu\.be)\/(.*).*\)/
• Replace: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/$2" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Mara-Li]

You can using regex content replacement.

[ooker777]

Yes, but why not make it easier for users by having this as a feature?

[Mara-Li]

No. You can share the settings and let user get it.

[ooker777]

can you explain more on why this shouldn't be a feature? Or how about adding this to the docs?