The google doc embed plugin pulls the content from a google doc and inserts it into your wordpress post / page.
How Does it Work?
The google doc embed plugin pulls the content from a google doc and inserts it into your wordpress post / page
Step 1: Create your document in Google Docs
Step 2: Choose “Publish to the Web” from the file menu
Step 3: Copy the Document Link
Step 4: Add the shortcode in WordPress
Step 5: Your google doc is now embedded in your page
Step 6: You can choose from 3 different styles
The Shortcode
The shortcode to use is [gdoc]
doc Parameter
The doc parameter specifies which document to load (remember it must be pubslished to the web from google docs first)
[gdoc doc="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15c-XnDLTQNbGpmra0MFdKDh9m7FomDgkXphC8D81-SM/pub" ]
id Parameter (defaults to “contents”)
The id parameter specifies which section of the document to load
[gdoc doc="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15c-XnDLTQNbGpmra0MFdKDh9m7FomDgkXphC8D81-SM/pub" id="contents"]
stripstyles Parameter (defaults to “yes”)
The stripstyles parameter specifies weather to remove the google styles from the document.
[gdoc doc="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15c-XnDLTQNbGpmra0MFdKDh9m7FomDgkXphC8D81-SM/pub" stripstyles="no"]
class Parameter (defaults to none)
If you want to wrap yoru google doc in a DIV tag, the spcifiy the class here.
[gdoc doc="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15c-XnDLTQNbGpmra0MFdKDh9m7FomDgkXphC8D81-SM/pub" class="gdoc_style1"]
The plugin comes with 3 inbult styles
- gdoc_style1
- gdoc_style2
- gdoc_style3
You can see a preview of these above in Step 6
FAQs
Do images work?
Yes they do.
How long does it take to see changes on the website?
As of writing, Google updates the published version every 5 minutes.
Does the plugin use iframes?
No, the plugin grabs the content of the google doc and inserts it into the page.