Youtube z-index IE issue fix

If you have a YouTube video embedded within your web page that ignores the z-index of fixed or absolutely positioned DIV elements then here is both the html and the JavaScript (jquery) fix.

Instead of embedding the youtube iframe like this

<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lzQgAR_J1PI" frameborder="0" wmode="Opaque">

 add ?wmode=transparent to the embedded link like this:

Add wmode to fix youtube iframe zindex

<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lzQgAR_J1PI?wmode=transparent" frameborder="0" wmode="Opaque">

 Or, add the following Jquery javascript youtube iframe z-index fix:

Add wmode to fix youtube iframe zindex

$(document).ready(function(){
    $('iframe').each(function(){
          var url = $(this).attr("src");
          var char = "?";
          if(url.indexOf("?") != -1){
                  var char = "&";
           }
         
          $(this).attr("src",url+char+"wmode=transparent");
    });
});

Bingo, your youtube video will now acknowledge it's z-index and will appear below your other div elements that have a higher z-index.
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