How to Connect WordPress to YouTube

1. Log in to your WordPress Dashboard.
2. Click 'Users' and 'Your Profile.'

3. Click 'Disable the visual editor when writing' under Personal Options. The visual editor adds HTML code to every plain text entry in the editing window. This includes the text needed for the embed link. The additional HTML code prevents the embed link from functioning correctly. Disabling the visual editor allows you to insert the link directly and save it in the correct format.
4. Scroll to the bottom of the Profile page and click the 'Update Profile' button.
5. Click 'Add New' under the Posts section of the menu.
6. Open a new browser tab or window and navigate to the YouTube video you want to connect to your post.
7. Click the 'Share' button directly beneath the video. Copy the text in the 'Link to this video:' box.
8. Return to the WordPress 'Add New' posts window.
9. Paste the link into the text window. Add a title to the post in the title text box and click the 'Publish' button.