Embed - Add Ability to Remove Header from Embed Widget
In the legacy UI embed widget, there was a parameter in the code to not show the header, which was a great option as we want a streamlined embed widget.
In the new UI embed widget, this option has been removed, meaning the header is ALWAYS shown, which can be a major UI distraction for various embed use cases.
REQUEST: Re-add the ability to remove/hide the header within the embed parameters.
Brad Monroe
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Thanks for the suggestion! This is an awesome idea, but due to competing priorities, this is feature request not currently on our immediate roadmap.
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Dan S
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The "competing priorities" are things like Dicom image collaboration (SMH). How is that a priority over something that huge numbers of people need?
Box has always had the same problem as Microsoft has had over the years; add new features but fail to improve or remove bugs from existing features.
The Embed Widget is widely used but is generally terrible. It needs a whole slew of fixes including:
Remove header
Make PDF previews work correctly in Safari and Firefox
Provide widget settings in the same dialog box as where users copy the code
Full preview of files located in an embedded folder -
Dan S
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Why Box has not improved the embed widget over the last many years is a mystery to me. It is the single most clunky thing Box has.
Styling the embed widget for use on a website is an absolute must and should be high on the priority list given that when the public DOES see the current widget on a website, they no doubt think, "what is this terrible looking thing? Oh, it's from Box, that makes sense."
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Dan S
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This ability has been requested multiple times and needs to be addressed. The embed widget is super ugly for use on a public website.
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Anonymous
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Why was the view_file_only parameter removed in the first place?!