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Detect or "Turn into" when you past a link with an embed version
Context :
I add some link to embed them.
I wish I could just paste them in and have Anytwo automatically provide the embed version when it's available. Or at least offer to convert it into an embed block.
For example, when you paste a CodePen link: boom, it generates or offers an embed version right away!
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Could you share which link providers should be detected first and whether the expected behavior is to offer conversion or embed automatically?
Any links that Anytwo can interpret as embedded versions should be detected as such. Ideally, the two processes should be linked if possible, which would allow detection to be added automatically when you add a new type of embedded block.
So these ones:
Personally, I use Google Maps, Codepen, YouTube, etc.
And just having to paste the links into my page to get an embedded block would be quick and convenient!
Conversion or embed automatically : good question.
I'm afraid that doing this automatically might not please everyone.
It would be “wiser” to offer it as an option:
- A quick and, in my opinion, user-friendly solution would be a small icon: you paste the link into the page, Anytwo detects that it can turn it into an embed block, displays an icon next to it or a “Convert to Embed” button, and the user clicks on it to convert or ignores it. The goal is to avoid adding yet another pop-up, while still informing the user and allowing them to do it with a single click after pasting the link. So this icon or button doesn’t need to stay there—think of it as a temporary, unobtrusive pop-up.
- However (and regardless of the solution chosen), be sure to keep a “Turn into YouTube embed/etc.” or “Turn into link” option on the embedded version!
Note: Currently, Anytwo doesn't support bookmarks; pasting a link into an empty block pastes it as inline text. I assume the prerequisite is to have a “Bookmarks” block, since this is a block that's being modified, not an inline link? Is this planned, or should I submit a request?