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Wrap href around an iframe


I want to wrap an href around a vimeo or youtube video and prevent the default playback click events of the embed and just go to the href. Does anyone know how to do this?

<a href="http://tumblr.com" target="_blank" class="linkwrap">

   <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5Xbs60BMeRU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>    

 </a>

Solution

  • html

    <a href="http://tumblr.com" target="_blank" class="linkwrap">
        <div class="blocker"></div>
        <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5Xbs60BMeRU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
    </a>
    

    css

    .linkwrap { position:relative; display:inline-block; }
    .blocker { position:absolute; height:100%; width:100%; z-index:1; background:rgba(255,0,0,0.5);  }
    .linkwrap iframe { z-index: 2; }
    

    jsfiddle - here