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Topics Covered In This Article

• Activate Advanced iFrame plugin
• How to embed a Google doc using Advanced iFrame (Gutenberg Editor)
• How to embed a Google doc using Advanced iFrame (Classic WordPress Editor)

Please note: Advanced iFrame is a WordPress plugin for students who are enrolled in the MALAT program and have a MALAT WebSpace.

Due to security reasons, WordPress only allows certain administrators to save iframe embed codes directly into the editor, activate and use this plugin as an alternative solution.

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Activate Advanced iFrame plugin

Activate plugin:

• Look under your Dashboard → Plugins → Advanced iFrame → Activate.

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Once activated, go back to Pages and select a page to edit. Look for it in the editor (see notes below).

The shortcode '[advanced_iframe]’

can be inserted on any page

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More info about the plugin be found on the WordPress.org site.

For example, this article will explain how to embed a Google doc.

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How to embed a Google doc using Advanced iFrame (Gutenberg Editor)

1. Add a new block → open Widgets → Advanced iFrame
   
   

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2. Look for the settings panel on the right hand side of the screen.

• Paste in your link (or url from the iframe code).
• Enter a width and height if needed.
  
  

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• Click Update to save and publish your changes.
• View your page or click the permalink to see your google doc

• embedded in an iframe.

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How to embed a Google doc using Advanced iFrame (Classic WordPress Editor)

1. From your dashboard, go to a post or page. Above the editing window, click the Add Advanced iFrame button:
   

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2. It will insert this sample shortcode:
   

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   [advanced_iframe src="//www.tinywebgallery.com/blog/advanced-iframe" width="100%" height="600"]
   

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   Replace the default link with your own link.
   
   
   
   
2. Go to your Google doc, https://docs.google.com. Select Share and copy the share link, no https:// in front is needed.

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   For example, your share link would look something like this:
   
         https://docs.google.com/

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1. 1IX52dZKDA2hLNNwINtHRU3c0ruOTKVfX0VR9CWJjUOA
   
   
2. Go back to your MALAT WebSpace, edit the shortcode on your page:
   
   
   • in the quotation marks, replace "www.tinywebgallery.com/blog/advanced-iframe" with your link,
   • leave the two forward slashes //
   • It should look like this now: [advanced_iframe src="//docs.google.com/

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2. Publish or update to save the changes. Click the permalink to see your google doc embedded in an iframe.