[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #40771: Unable to add YouTube video to Video Widget

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#40771: Unable to add YouTube video to Video Widget
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 Reporter:  taijacg       |       Owner:  westonruter
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  4.8
Component:  Widgets       |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-patch     |     Focuses:
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Comment (by rmccue):

 Replying to [comment:18 jnylen0]:
 > I am -1 on the proposed solution for the URL here (modifying the return
 value of `rest_url` with a regex) for several reasons.

 FWIW, agree on @jnylen0 here on the underlying problem; let's fix the URL
 weirdness, not do string replacements on the result.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/40771#comment:32>
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