Confirmed· Confirmed bug or accepted suggestion, not yet scheduled
Position YouTube embed previews within the main media area
- Type
- Bug
- Priority
- Low
- Area
- 💬 Chat & Messages
- Votes
- 👍 1
- Reported by
- exyron
What happened?
YouTube Shorts embeds display a small preview thumbnail beside the embed metadata while a separate, empty video placeholder appears below. The preview should occupy the embed’s main media area beneath the metadata.
Acceptance criteria
- [ ] YouTube Shorts embed previews appear in the main media area beneath the embed metadata.
- [ ] The preview is not rendered as a detached thumbnail beside the metadata.
- [ ] The embed does not show an empty media placeholder when a preview image is available.
- [ ] Portrait-oriented YouTube Shorts previews retain their portrait presentation within the embed.
Discord history
<details><summary>Original report by exyron · 2026-07-31</summary>
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<details><summary>1 reply on Discord before the move</summary>
**四葉** · 2026-08-24
> not just youtube, even normal videos sent, their thumbnails aren’t loaded
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Activity
- Imported from the previous tracker