Use the embed link to display your doc in your website, blog, and more. Plus learn how to create authenticated embeds for Google sites.
Ever want to show off your awesome doc through another platform? Well good news - with embedding, you can do just that. You can embed your Coda doc on your website, blog, wiki or pretty much anywhere else.
Within this article, you'll find...
Standard embeds
To get started, open your doc. Then click Share in the upper right corner of your doc. Click the globe icon in the upper-right corner. This will open the Share to web page. Click into the Embed tab.
When you select the option to embed a Coda doc, you have a few more choices you can make to customize the experience:
Enable play which allows people to explore your doc without saving their changes
Hide page list to remove the left page menu when embedded
Add a height and width so it fits perfectly into the space you have available
Start with to choose which page the embed should display first
Keep in mind, viewers may still be able to play with the doc, see the section list, and view open comments by clicking the Open in Coda button that displays in your embed. This will depend on the underlying share settings of your doc.
Once you’ve adjusted those settings to your liking, just hit that Copy embed button in the bottom right of the window. Then you can paste that embed link into your website or other external platform.
Authenticated embeds
Authenticated embedding allows users to securely embed Coda docs externally.
Note: Authenticated embeds are currently only supported for:
Atlassian
Google Sites
LiftLab
Microsoft SharePoint
Salesforce.com
Slab
... with additional domains coming in the future. Some browsers may ban third-party cookies, so users may need to update browser settings in order for embeds to function correctly.
Authenticated embeds for Google sites
Authenticated embedding allows users to securely embed Coda docs on Google Sites, while maintaining the ability to edit them directly from the embed.
Here are a few use cases this could enable:
Collaborate and plan team offsites by embedding Coda forms directly on Google Sites
Embed and share HR policies and procedures directly within your Google Sites
Showcase ongoing projects and make it easy for users to update status from their team page on Google Sites
Create interactive training materials and embed them on your intranet for easy access
Create an authenticated embed
Go to the Coda doc you want to embed and click on the Share button (upper right corner of the doc).
Click on the globe icon in the upper right, then select the Embed tab.
Copy the embed code.
Go to your Google Sites page and click on the Embed option on the right panel.
Now click on the Embed code tab, and paste the embed code you copied from your Coda doc. Then publish your site to see the embed and ensure that it’s editable.
Please ensure that the Coda doc is shared with everyone in your workspace / domain. If you want users to edit the embedded doc directly from Google Sites, grant edit access to all the users in your domain.
ℹ️ If you want to embed a published Coda doc, follow the steps above and replace the URL in the embed code with the published doc URL.
Access embeds on Google sites
When you access the embedded Coda doc on Google Sites, if you’re not logged into Coda within the embedded doc, you’ll see a Sign in button. Clicking this button opens a new window where you can complete your authentication. Once you’re logged in, you will be able to view and/or edit the embedded Coda doc on Google Sites.
If you’re already logged in, you should automatically be able to view and/or edit the embedded Coda doc on Google Sites.
FAQs
Do I have to adjust the share settings of my doc before I can embed it?
Yes. For best results, we recommend embedding only public Coda docs. In other words, the share settings of the doc must be set to Anyone with the link - can view, can comment, or can edit. While a viewer may be able to view a non-public embedded doc (assuming they have access to the doc in Coda) in certain circumstances, this depends largely on their browser settings. Therefore, the only reliable way to ensure it's viewable is to make the doc public. Learn more about adjusting the share settings here.
What happens when I enable play for my embedded doc?
This means that people viewing the embed will be able to directly interact with your doc, without any of their changes being saved. So they can push buttons, change controls, even edit text - but none of these changes will actually be saved in the original Coda doc.
Can I make my embedded Coda doc editable?
Only Coda docs that are embedded via authenticated embeds - covered in the section above - can be edited. Check out the "Create an authenticated embed" section to learn how.
If you've embedded the Coda doc as a standard, non-authenticated embed, the doc cannot be edited directly from the embed. Only view mode and play mode are supported.
Embedding a Coda doc on Google Sites doesn’t work on my browser. What should I do?
This may be because some browsers block third-party cookies. To resolve this, go to your browser settings, and turn on the option to allow third-party cookies. Alternatively, you could share the doc publicly and try embedding the doc again.