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One of Google Wave’s many quirks is that it doesn’t currently auto-convert embed codes into YouTube videos, flickr photos, etc as most have grown to expect from modern web applications. I’m sure most of you fellow Wavers have discovered that URLs from some domains (like YouTube) will ask if you’d like to embed instead, but most sites won’t support this behavior for a while.

Thanks to my awesome boyfriend for discovering a way to hack this until the rest of the internet catches up It’s a little inelegant but it gets the job done.

If you follow these steps, you’ll be able to embed ANYTHING, or even throw in html on a whim (supports code view too, for my fellow nerds).

Proof:

If you’re using Wave already, I’ve created a public wave here that lets you install this extension with just a simple click. There’s an installation guide below for anyone who wants to do it manually, but the process is kind of a beast right now.

Now that you’ve installed the extension, here’s how you add your embed code or any html to your waves

1. while editing a wavelet, click the rather ugly button in your editing toolbar labeled .html (for me it’s in the upper right-hand corner, next to the map-pin icon).



2. Click the edit button in the upper left-hand corner of the grey module that appears
3. Add your code and click view
   

4. You’re done!
   

1. Login to Wave
2. Go to the Extensions Gallery Wave in your inbox
   
   

3. Click on the Install button on the very last extension on the list: called the Extension Installer
   
   

4. Click confirm on the dialog box that appears
   
   

5. Click the down arrow beside the Create New Wave button and choose the New Installer Extension option
   
   

6. Put the following extension manifest URL into the dialog box that pops up:

   http://wave-ide.appspot.com/html-ext.xml

   

7. Click Install and invite anyone else you think might like to add HTML embed codes to their waves!