WordPress is a vast repository of websites, webpages and blogs running on common software. This has both advantages and disadvantages; the maintenance of the software and any bug fixes can be administered by the developers instantaneously across all these pages. The disadvantage is that if some unscrupulous element in the community gets to exploit a vulnerability it would affect the entire platform and the millions of blog users who depend on it. It is precisely to avoid this scenario that WordPress limits the use of certain codes and embedding applications on its pages. Among other things even most of the SWF object WordPress does not allow to be embedded on its pages, posts or text widgets are considered possibly detrimental. If some user actually attempts to embed them they don't work, as the tags needed for them to work are removed by WordPress.
Since as part of the blogging experience simple things like embedding a Flash SWF into the blog seem evidently popular but users are not encouraged to embed WordPress SWF objects. The policy is however not so rigid as many think it to be. There are two methods that allow embedding SWF object on WordPress. These are regular embedding codes and something called Gigya. Gigya is a service that allows provides its users with codes to embed flash widgets in any website or blog, even WordPress it seems.

Most of the SWF object WordPress allows to embed are flash movies and media related stuff. In order to embed these all you have to do is disable the visual rich editor prior to embedding the code in your webpage or post. This can be using the users tab which is found at the bottom. The general opinion however that is prevalent among the blogging community is that it is not possible to embed flash objects on WordPress because they simply don't work. There is hope however that some system would be established whereby this debility could be resolved.
To embed within its pages an SWF object WordPress does reject or nullify, you actually do not have to look all over for plug-ins that do this. A novel method propounded and which might work is to model the embed code in the same fashion that Google videos give out. All you need to know is how to modify the code to insert the right words in the right areas and voila you have a piece of code that embeds flash on your WordPress page.
Given WordPress's amazing popularity, and also the popularity that flash and SWF objects enjoy among the blogging community it is a surprise that they don't allow the embedding of these objects. Another method to bypass the restrictions on SWF object WordPress imposes might be to install a flash Plug-in that actually works. But the sad news is that none of them have been known to. The conclusion has to be that WordPress does not allow you to embed flash when you are using its servers to host your website. Yes, therein lies the solution albeit costly is effective.

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