Helper oEmbed

Name	Path
oEmbed Helper	/application/helpers/oembed_helper.php

These methods pull data in for the saved URL to present content about the mark.

For this we use the service Embed.ly to handle the processing of the URL.

In order to use this you need to signup for a free account and then add you API key.

You can find the API config setting under /application/config/all/app.php towards the bottom.

Replace $config['embedly_api_key'] = ''; with $config['embedly_api_key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY';.

Load the helper

$this->load->helper('oembed');

Methods

oembed

Processes the URL and returns content.

Arguments

Variable	Type	Default	Required	Description
$url	string	N/A	Yes	The URL to process
$key	string	N/A	Yes	The API key for Embed.ly (see above)

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checkOEmbedUrl

A method containing a list of whitelisted URl's so the service is not checking every URL. Feel free to add your own.

Arguments

Variable	Type	Default	Required	Description
$url	string	N/A	Yes	The URL to check against