Cannot seem to get embedded links to work

[mnelson54321]

Forum URL: denott.freeforums.net/

Whenever users try to add links to websites, the automatic embedding doesn't work and the link just shows up as a link, doesn't preview the content of the link like most other boards would do.

I've been reading for hours trying to find a good answer for this before I posted here but nothing seems to work or apply.


This like, for example from SI.COM doesn't work where it does embed in other sites.


www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/lions-land-chase-young-and-isaiah-simmons-in-blockbuster-mock-draft

[Craig]

Hi

It appears to have turned in to a link in your post above. Could i just ask, when you say it does not work, what is the result you are expecting?

[mnelson54321]

Yeah, they turn into links, but not embedded links where it shows a 'preview' of the website, including picture associated with article, clickable, and preview of content such as you might find in facebook or other forums, see below

Mar 8, 2020 15:36:56 GMT -8 Craig said:

Hi

It appears to have turned in to a link in your post above. Could i just ask, when you say it does not work, what is the result you are expecting?

[Craig]

Ah, thanks for expanding on that. No, embedded links do not show a preview. Never heard it be suggested or asked for actually, so i will go ahead and mark this as a feature request, but it is not something currently possible i'm afraid.

[mnelson54321]

Appreciate the response, I just found it strange that videos and images work as expected but actual links didn't.

Probably an easy update/fix and I hope it's available in the near future