diff --git a/admin_manual/configuration_server/external_sites.rst b/admin_manual/configuration_server/external_sites.rst index d736c1409..21b0dbcd2 100644 --- a/admin_manual/configuration_server/external_sites.rst +++ b/admin_manual/configuration_server/external_sites.rst @@ -2,36 +2,44 @@ Linking External Sites ====================== -You can embed external Web sites inside your Nextcloud pages with the External -Sites app, as this screenshot shows. +You can embed external websites or documents inside your Nextcloud pages with the External +sites app, as this screenshot shows. .. figure:: ../images/external-sites-1.png - :scale: 60% + :scale: 70% *Click to enlarge* -This is useful for quick access to important Web pages such as the +This is useful for quick access to important pages such as the Nextcloud manuals and informational pages for your company, and for presenting external pages inside your custom Nextcloud branding, if you use your own custom themes. -The External sites app is included in all versions of Nextcloud. Go to **Apps > -Not Enabled** to enable it. Then go to your Nextcloud Admin page to create your -links, which are saved automatically. There is a dropdown menu to select an -icon, but there is only one default icon so you don't have to select one. Hover -your cursor to the right of your links to make the trashcan icon appear when you +The External sites app is included in all versions of Nextcloud. Go to **Settings > Apps > +Disabled apps** to enable it. Then go to your Nextcloud **Settings > Admin > Additional +settings** to create your links, which are saved automatically. + +Each link can have a unique icon, icons are currently loaded from ``apps/external/img/``. +If you select a language, the link will only be displayed for users with the selected language. +This allows you to have different documentation links for users depending on their language. + +Hover your cursor over a row to make the trashcan icon appear when you want to remove them. .. figure:: ../images/external-sites-2.png :scale: 80% *Click to enlarge* - -The links appear in the Nextcloud dropdown menu on the top left after -refreshing your page, and have globe icons. + +The links appear in the Nextcloud menu on the top or in the settings menu, after +reloading the page. .. figure:: ../images/external-sites-3.png + +Configurations preventing embedding +----------------------------------- + Your links may or may not work correctly due to the various ways that Web browsers and Web sites handle HTTP and HTTPS URLs, and because the External Sites app embeds external links in IFrames. Modern Web browsers try very hard @@ -56,4 +64,4 @@ On this page, X-Frame-Options prevents the embedding. .. figure:: ../images/external-sites-5.png There isn't much you can do about these issues, but if you're curious you can -see what is happening. \ No newline at end of file +see what is happening. diff --git a/admin_manual/images/external-sites-1.png b/admin_manual/images/external-sites-1.png index efd98fe07..5b6307893 100644 Binary files a/admin_manual/images/external-sites-1.png and b/admin_manual/images/external-sites-1.png differ diff --git a/admin_manual/images/external-sites-2.png b/admin_manual/images/external-sites-2.png index 4924def60..ea439573b 100644 Binary files a/admin_manual/images/external-sites-2.png and b/admin_manual/images/external-sites-2.png differ diff --git a/admin_manual/images/external-sites-3.png b/admin_manual/images/external-sites-3.png index 545c93e77..500f9d0c1 100644 Binary files a/admin_manual/images/external-sites-3.png and b/admin_manual/images/external-sites-3.png differ