<link href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" id="bootstrap-css"> <script src="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script> <!------ Include the above in your HEAD tag ----------> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <h2>TEST: YouTube Modal not respnding</h2> <a href="#aboutModal" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal">PLAY IT</a> </div> </div> <div id="link">My video</div> <!-- Modal --> <div class="modal fade" id="myModal" data-target="#myModal tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="myModalLabel" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="modal-dialog"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">×</button> <h4 class="modal-title">Modal title</h4> </div> <div class="modal-body">xxx <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/darQyopeUEA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> <div class="modal-footer"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button> </div> </div><!-- /.modal-content --> </div><!-- /.modal-dialog --> </div><!-- /.modal -->