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Re: Feedback: The Embedder Launched in Preview

Feedback: The Embedder Launched in Preview

TaylorKrusen
Dropbox Staff
New feature alert! Dropbox is previewing a new pre-built component called the File and Folder Embedder. Simply paste a JavaScript snippet into your code and you’ve added the ability to turn Dropbox shared links into interactive, embedded previews. It’s never been easier to provide your users with the ability to view and interact directly with their Dropbox files and folders. You can read more about the Embedder on our developer blog or the Embedder documentation
 
We want your feedback! While in the Preview phase, we’re actively adding enhancements, new controls, and new supported filetypes to the Embedder.
 
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clarel
Explorer | Level 4

Hi @Greg-DB, thanks for letting me know about all the new features! 

The reduced header size is still quite chunky though. Hopefully it can become inline one day!

Thanks,

Clare

Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff

@clarel Thanks! I've asked the team to see if we can reduce that down further like that, though I can't make any promises.

racheldory
New member | Level 2

Hi @Greg K.,  ideally I'd just like to be able to set the sort order with Embedder options in code.  In my particular instance, I'm showing a folder with a large number of folders/documents that we update regularly.  I'd love to be able to set the default sort order so that the most recent files appear at the top,  with the current alphabetical sort order it takes quite a bit of scrolling to find new documents. 

Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff

@racheldory Got it, thanks! I'll send that along.

Simon O.8
New member | Level 2

Hi guys,

 

New embedder looks great, but I can't see any way of uploading new documents into the folder I'm viewing. Is there anything on the roadmap to support this?

 

Simon

Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff

@Simon O.8 Thanks for the feedback! That's correct, the Dropbox Embedder doesn't offer the ability to also upload to the embedded folder, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though. 

 

You may be interested in using it in conjunction with file requests though. You could set the file request to upload to the same path that the embedded shared link points to.

pcuadros
Explorer | Level 4

Same problem with Chrome browser in iOS. The embedded "Allow Cookies" button didn't work. I had to open DropBox.com in same browser first for the embedded "Allow Cookies" to ask me to Allow. Please, let me know when this bug is solved. Thank you.

pcuadros
Explorer | Level 4

When using Chrome browser in iOS, the embedded "Allow Cookies" button didn't work.

First, I had to open DropBox.com in same browser for the embedded "Allow Cookie" button to ask me to Allow. 

Another issue is that this embedder is not mobile responsive.

Please, let me know if these bugs will be solved. Thank you.

Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff

@pcuadros Thanks for the notes! I'm sending this along to the team, and I'll follow up here with any updates.

thefreshlab
New member | Level 2

Same issue encountered after using the embedder - "Cookies are required to view this Dropbox content." with the allow button not working.

Need more support?