# A Time parameter for the Youtube shortcode

**URL:** <https://zola.discourse.group/t/a-time-parameter-for-the-youtube-shortcode/915>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [May 23, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/a-time-parameter-for-the-youtube-shortcode/915 "2021-05-23T21:24:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![daemon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@daemon](https://zola.discourse.group/u/daemon)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/a-time-parameter-for-the-youtube-shortcode/915/1 "2021-05-23T21:24:20Z")

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When sharing youtube videos you can specify a time for the start of the video. Is there a way to pass this on in the default shortcode?

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**Author:** ![keats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/34f0e0/32.png) [@keats](https://zola.discourse.group/u/keats)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 6:28am UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/a-time-parameter-for-the-youtube-shortcode/915/2 "2021-05-24T06:28:02Z")

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If you need any customisation of a shortcode, it’s better to create your own