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BetterEmbed

Free yourself from third party crap.

Do you want to know more? Yes, it's a FREE API!

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BetterEmbed

Include the essential content of any website or service such as Facebook posts, Twitter tweets, Instagram posts, YouTube videos, WordPress Blogposts etc. into your own page without any extra effort.

Advantages of BetterEmbed

GDPR/DSGVO compliant

No scripts from third parties!

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maximize Performance

You own the content! Show it extremely fast instead of a loading bar.

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Theme it

Choose from different styles or use your own Styles

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SEO markup for embeds

Own the content and show google what is inside instead of a iframe blackbox

Analyze

It is your Data. Analyze all your "embeds" in a single dashboard (tbd)

Examples

This is how an BetterEmbed Element could look like on your website.

Twitter

With a click on the link below, the original content will be loaded. This can include remote content and you can possibly be tracked from the original provider

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Paul Johnson on Twitter

“This photo by acolono GmbH at #DrupalCon is fantastic! https://t.co/UPNxfdOMCE” Details

Facebook

With a click on the link below, the original content will be loaded. This can include remote content and you can possibly be tracked from the original provider

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Acolono GmbH

The #SplashAwards ceremony here at #DrupalCon Amsterdam was a great experience. Great submissions, wonderful people and a fun event! Many thanks to the organizers and congrats all winners! Details

YouTube

With a click on the link below, the original content will be loaded. This can include remote content and you can possibly be tracked from the original provider

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acolono Betriebsausflug Nationalpark Donau-Auen

Music: LASERS EP by LASERS is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/LASERS/LASE... Details

Instagram

With a click on the link below, the original content will be loaded. This can include remote content and you can possibly be tracked from the original provider

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International Splash Awards gala was a blast! #drupalcon

11 Likes, 0 Comments - a:o (@acolono) on Instagram: “International Splash Awards gala was a blast! #drupalcon” Details

mastodon.social

With a click on the link below, the original content will be loaded. This can include remote content and you can possibly be tracked from the original provider

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klausi (@klausi@mastodon.social)

Some git branch names that are better than "master": - prod - gutter - best_effort - a_new_hope - cops_abolished Details

The free BetterEmbed API was used in the examples above. No third-party scripts are loaded and all media elements are delivered directly from the website.

Our basic BetterEmbed API will be always free to use

Try the API

CMS Integrations

Drupal™

BetterEmbed Module

Neos

BetterEmbed Package

SilverStripe

SilverStripe Module

WordPress

BetterEmbed Plugin

Work in Progress

Joomla!®

BetterEmbed Plugin / Module

Work in Progress :)

TYPO3

Do YOU want to build it? :)

Custom Implementation

If you don't use a CMS or a Module/Plugin is not available, you can finde a working component in our Codepen. The Demo has the basic HTML, CSS/SCSS and Vanilla Java Script for your custom implementation. Don't be shy and ask for help if you need a custom implementation :)

Visit Codepen

Read the BetterEmbed documentation

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Presentation

We put together a short presentation to illustrate the system and how it will benefit your website.

watch short presentation

Frequently Asked Questions

What will I get from the API?

You will get:

embedHtml
url
itemType
title
body
thumbnailUrl
authorName
authorUrl
publishedAt

It depends on the service, which elements will be returned. Sometimes there is no Author or Publishing Date, Media etc.

How much does it cost?

Our Basic API, which is used in the Examples above, will always be free!
If you like our service, feel free to buy us a coffee :)

Can I change the way an embed looks like?

Sure. Every CMS integration was developed tailored to the system needs. E.g. in Drupal you have Twig templates you can completely change and adopt the styles and markup how you like. In Wordpress you can change php files, etc… Fully customizable as you want it.

find ongoing development, new features and API changes in our changelog!

Acknowledgments

We would especially thank Florian Fida for the base System and API, David Spiola for creating the Package and ongoing support for Neos, Dejan Lacmanovic for the SilverStripe Module and updates of the Drupal Module and Markup, Alexander Sulz for the Drupal Module, Harald Leithner for the Joomla! Module/Plugin, Thomas Kräftner for the WordPress Plugin, Nico Grienauer who created the Logo and Markup of the component, Nika Matzenauer for proofreading, David Bauer for parts of the JavaScript and Christian Ziegler as sparring partner :)