Here’s another advantage of self-hosted WordPress over WordPress.com, particularly as Facebook has extended the functionality of its video player.
For each video you have uploaded to Facebook, you have an option to embed it in your blog.
When you click Embed this Video, you see a window pop up like this:
And then, when you’ve copied the code, you can just paste it into your WordPress blog post in the HTML editor,
so it looks like this:
Which is what I did below, and you see the results. I had not indicated any privacy protections on this video, so you should be able to see it. Please let me know if you can’t.
This is an Aase family classic, in which I discuss the ins and outs of our birdhouse project with my firstborn son. Jake demonstrates exceptional bravery in completing the conversation even after receiving a grave injury.