This feature lets you embed a group page into a website external to OFN. This lets you use the OFN’s group director tool on your own website. This page details the requirements for embedding a group page, and the steps to set it up. There is also an example of how an embedded group may look.
This feature is relatively new, and we’re still testing it out, but it should work on any kind of website, **as long as you can add custom html **to the page where you want the group page. Whether your website is suported by WordPress, Squarespace, Wix or another platform, it should be able to be setup to embed your group page.
Below are some platform specific resources:
- Squarespace lets you ‘add customer html’ via their “codeblocks” –see here.
Because OFN is an eCommerce platform, and handles monetary transactions, it has a higher security requirement than text only websites. Therefore, you’ll need to setup SSL/TLS on the website you want to embed your group page into if you haven’t already.
You can get such a security certificate for free from Let’s Encrypt for around $10-$30 for a paid service.
Of course, the last requirement is that you have a group page setup on OFN. You’ll need to know your group page’s OFN url in the setup steps below.
1) Contact your local OFN team
First of all, you’ll need to contact your local OFN team, and let them know that you want to embed your OFN group page in your own website. You’ll need to provide them with your external domain. E.g. freerange.com.au so they can grant permission for your website to communicate with OFN.
2) Adding Custom HTML to your website
Embedding your shop is as simple as inserting a line of code into your website. This is the line of html that you should insert into the page where you want the shop:
In the html above make sure to replace ‘flavour-crusader’ with your shop’s unique OFN permalink.
Once you’ve done this, you should see your OFN group page appear on your webpage.
3) Styling
Depending on the styling of your website you may need to add some CSS tweaks. They may be needed to avoid having two scroll bars, and to make sure the length and width of the embedded group page looks visually appealing. Make sure to test the display of your group page on a mobile device as well. If the mobile display is misbehaving you may need further CSS tweaks. The tweaks required will be different for every website, but your website administrator should be able to help you.
We have setup an example of an embedded group page**, **using Flavour Crusader for you to look at and play with. It’s been embedded into OFN’s global website openfoodnetwork.org, which is a wordpress site.
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