NUKnightLab / NUKnightLab/TimelineJS3

Google Plus embeds don't work.

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Description

A Zendesk user reported Google Plus links not embedding. Console inspection revealed:

Refused to display 'https://plus.google.com/+…/posts/… in a frame because it set 'X-Frame-Options' to 'SAMEORIGIN'.

We need to investigate whether we can update our embed strategy. It looks like Google's preferred option includes loading javascript from them that transforms their base embed.

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Research direction

Start by locating the existing embed handling for Google Plus links and reviewing Google's preferred JavaScript-based embed approach. Confirm whether the strategy can avoid the X-Frame-Options error, and consider the issue done when Google Plus links render correctly in the timeline.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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