I would like to embed a FlipBook into my website, but don’t know how to do so with Xway. I used an app to create the Flipbook (Flip PDF Plus), and to generate the code below, which it says I need to embed into my web page:
I suspect that I may not have the https part of the code quite right, but need to know how to embed it so I can test it to see if it works, or if I need to tweak it a bit.
You should be able to use an iframe: choose Iframe from Xway’s Insert menu (or click on the iframe icon in the toolbar) and paste the code as the iframe URL.
But you need to have a valid HTTPS link. studioin@ looks like part of an email address, and studioindiana.com doesn’t seem to have an SSL certificate, so it can’t be accessed via HTTPS - this is something you could talk to your web provider about.
It took me a while, but I was finally able to get the appropriate code from the people who host my website. They said that the correct path is as follows:
/home/webhost/studioin/sites/studioindiana.com/htdocs/resources/Lynn/Lynn%20Bower%20Flipbook.html
So, I came up with the following link for my web page:
When I create an iFrame, I paste all the above into the dialog box, and for some reason it changes to this: https://studioindiana.com/htdocs/resources/Lynn/Lynn%20Bower%20Flipbook.html
Then the box on the page says:
“An SSL error has occurred and a secure connection to the server cannot be made.”
I went ahead and saved the page then uploaded it to the server using Firezilla, but when I look at my website online, nothing shows up.
I must be doing something basic that is wrong. Hope you can help.
Thanks, John
If I click on this link, the Flipbook opens in my browser, so that seems like it is a good link.
But I still can’t make it work in an iFrame.
The next thing I tried was to link FLIP PDF PLUS to a jpg of the flipbook’s cover on my page. After uploading it, when I click on the image in my browser, the flipbook opens just fine. This seems to work for me, and I am pleased. But I am wondering if there is any reason I should try to use the iFrame rather than a link?
Your web host has now set up an SSL certificate. This is what allows it to be accessed via HTTPS rather than HTTP. That’s also a good thing generally, because it means that browsers won’t highlight your site as being insecure.
The main reason to use an iframe rather than a link would be if you want the target page (the flip book) to be embedded within your page. That’s not possible currently, because the flip-book page disallows embedding. If you don’t need the flip book to be embedded, a normal link is fine.