What's inside this article:
- About embedding external media
- Check approved external media items
- Get embed code
- Embed external media
- Further recommendations
About embedding external media
Which external media items can I embed?
You can embed items from the list of approved external media items.
To request the addition of a new approved item, contact us.
Where can I embed external media?
You can embed external media into the following pages and widgets:
- Text-based content pages:
- Articles
- Backgrounders
- Blog
- FactCheck pages
- Feature
- Feature stories
- Live blog posts
- News
- Transcript
- Widgets:
Check approved external media items
To check the list of approved external media items:
- Hit the Insert Embedded Content icon in CKEditor.
- Select External media.
- Select the Allowed external media panel.
You see the full list of approved external media items. For each item, the following details are available:
- (A): The icon for the media platform.
- (B): The specific item type that can be embedded. For some platforms, multiple item types can be embedded.
- (C): Details about the specific embed code or URL that is needed to embed the item.
Get embed code
The following articles explain how to retrieve an embed code via the website for some popular media platforms:
- Datawrapper: How to embed visualizations
- Facebook Help Center:
- Twitter Help Center: How to embed a timeline
- YouTube Help: Embed videos & playlists
For other platforms, go to the relevant support site for information about finding an embed code.
Embed external media
Follow these steps to embed an external media item:
- Hit the Insert Embedded Content icon in CKEditor.
- Select External media.
- Paste the embed code into the External media URL or embed code box. To paste using your device controls:
- Windows: On your keyboard, press the Ctrl and V keys simultaneously.
- Mac: On your keyboard, press the ⌘ Command and V keys simultaneously.
You see a gray box with the text {External Media} where the external media item is embedded.
To check how the embed will look, use the options under Preview in the left panel.
Further recommendations
The following articles might be helpful:
