What's inside this article:
- Basic information
- Copy the embed code or sharing URL
- Insert external media
- Insert media from an unsupported external platform
Basic information
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This article explains how to insert external media on a text content page.
What is external media?
External media is content from an external platform, such as a video, a social media post, or a map. Readers can view the content without leaving the page.
To insert external media, copy the embed code or sharing URL from the external platform. Then, paste it into the text editor in Pangea CMS.
Supported external media
You can insert external media from the following platforms:
- Coub, Datawrapper, Facebook, Flourish, GIPHY, Google Maps, Imgur, Infogram, Instagram, Scribd, SoundCloud, Spotify, Telegram, Truth Social, Vimeo, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube
If the platform you need is not supported, see:
Where can I insert external media?
You can insert external media on the following types of text content pages:
- Article, Blog, Feature, Feature story, Live blog, News, Transcript
You can also insert external media in an HTML widget. This allows you to show external media on other types of pages, such as sections and infopages.
This article covers text content pages only. For instructions on how to create an HTML widget, see the following article:
Copy the embed code or sharing URL
To insert external media, you need the embed code or sharing URL. Copy this from the external platform.
The following help pages explain how to copy the embed code or sharing URL on common platforms. Each link opens a help page on the platform website.
Datawrapper
Flourish
X (formerly Twitter)
YouTube
Insert external media
To insert external media on a text content page:
- Select Editor in the left menu.
- In the text editor, position the cursor where you want to insert the item.
- Click the Insert embedded content button in the toolbar.
- On the Search & attach dialog, select External media.
- Under Embed code or URL, paste the embed code or sharing URL.
- Under Personal note, enter a short description of the item (optional).
- Click Attach.
A placeholder for the external media now appears in the text editor.
To check how the external media will look on the page after publication, select a device under Preview in the left menu: Desktop, Tablet, or Mobile.
NOTE: The preview includes unsaved changes. You do not need to save changes before checking them in the preview.
Insert media from an unsupported external platform
For the list of supported platforms, see Basic information.
If you want to insert media from another platform, two options are available:
Create a snippet
'Snippet' is a content type in Pangea CMS for creating custom embeds.
You can create a snippet to share external media on your website. Each snippet contains one external media item. When you create the snippet, paste the embed code for the item under Code.
After the snippet is approved and published, you can insert it on text content pages as a direct embed. You can reuse a snippet on multiple pages.
For detailed information, see the following articles:
Request support for a new platform
In rare cases, we add new platforms to the supported list. We only approve new platforms that offer clear, long-term benefits for several language services. We do not approve new platforms for single projects.
To request support for a new platform, contact Pangea Customer Care.
TIP: For a single project, create a snippet instead.