Embedding a Google document via the onebox gem seems to be broken. All that displays is a blank placeholder. When trying new posts, I get the following error in the console: Load denied by X-Frame-Options: (Google Doc URL) does not permit cross-origin framing. I’ll paste the URL of a sample document, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IQGdx-1X-E_W3O5PSiV9RF1hhjI5hryWZF9FFYNv4Oc/edit?usp=sharing, in a line by itself here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IQGdx-1X-E_W3O5PSiV9RF1hhjI5hryWZF9FFYNv4Oc/edit?usp=sharing

Michael, are you sure you published the Google Doc you are trying to onebox? Google Doc needs to be published (not shared) for embedding. More info here. In my testing the published Google Doc is getting embedded. Discourse Onebox Discourse Onebox Embed testing!

I agree with this @techAPJ [image] alehandrof: An attractive link is sufficient. It’s a spreadsheet, after all. I’m not going to try and view it in a tiny window. Can you add that to your list? Embedding a full Google spreadsheet, doc, etc is kind of insane when you think about it..

[image] codinghorror: Can you add that to your list? Embedding a full Google spreadsheet, doc, etc is kind of insane when you think about it.. Yeah, if anything it should be optional, opt-in. I would hold off for 1.7 though and just have it use the generic default onebox support (after mini onebox is built)

[image] alehandrof: An attractive link is sufficient. Okay, this is now done. Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FdgO2IrP99W4KtE2ImtEVE-qMHNFai5MyeKxZFv04oc/edit?usp=sharing Document: Discourse Onebox Discourse Onebox Embed testing! Form: Contact information Discourse Meta Form Demo Slide: Pitch Discourse Civilized Discussion

When the doc is not public, the title and contents can’t be pulled in by the onebox, so the click target is a lot less obvious. Here’s a screenshot of an example: [image] Perhaps that “title” should be rendered in bold blue text as “Google Sheets” or “Google Docs” or “Google Slides” when the title content can’t be retrieved? Eg: [image]

[image] mcwumbly: Perhaps that “title” should be rendered in bold blue text as “Google Sheets” or “Google Docs” or “Google Slides” when the title content can’t be retrieved? Yes, good point! I’ll make it so.

While you’re at it, would it be possible to make the large icon clickable as well?

Maybe private docs could also use the text field to have a note about that status? E.g. just put “Document is private” there.

[image] mcwumbly: Perhaps that “title” should be rendered in bold blue text as “Google Sheets” or “Google Docs” or “Google Slides” when the title content can’t be retrieved? [image] mcwumbly: would it be possible to make the large icon clickable as well? [image] erlend_sh: Maybe private docs could also use the text field to have a note about that status? Done! :sunflower: Google Docs: Sign-in Access Google Docs with a personal Google account or Google Workspace account (for business use).

This is perfect, except for a minor quibble: This works: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/gibberish/edit But this doesn’t: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/gibberish Both are valid URLs as far as Google Docs is concerned.

Sure @techapj can you have a look at that?

Google docs onebox gem requires a "published" document

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sam (Sam Saffron) September 12, 2016, 4:14am 27

Yeah it feels like there is other metadata that is far more interesting.

Creation date of the document
Last editor
Last edit

Perhaps we can pick that up instead?

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