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AEM 6.4- Embedding an external widget in a web page

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Hi all, I need to Embed an external Search widget in an AEM web page. It must be searchable and results displayed within the widget. Another tab shall open when the user selects a result from the widget results. I see that AEM has an out of box External iFrame, that allows a web author to reference an external URL and create a window to display the website in an iFrame. Is this the right option? Are there any pros/cons of using this? For example, is it secure? Appreciate your support. Thanks, Rama.

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Best answer by smacdonald2008

OK, now i see what you are trying to do. Here is the AEM docs on this External component --

Foundation Components

As per the docs, the external application is integrated into the paragraph system of the AEM page; for example, when using a Target application of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page.

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smacdonald2008
smacdonald2008
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February 9, 2019

To address this use case - you need to write a custom AEM component that searches for content.  For your component - are you planning on making it search the AEM JCR or you using another solution - like having the component search SOLR and displaying the results?.

If you are going to take the SOLR route for your search component - may i recommend that you watch this webinar:

Scott's Digital Community: [Webinar |November] AtACE Session: Enterprise Search Solution for AEM using Apache Solr

SOLR offers an efficient way to search content as discussed in this webinar.

And with respect to your question on secure - are you asking if you use an IFRAME in a custom component - if that is secure?

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February 9, 2019

Thanks Scott. But External iFrame component is exactly meant for this purpose correct? If an out of box meets my purpose, why should I write a custom component? Appreciate your support. Thanks, Rama.

    smacdonald2008
    smacdonald2008
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    February 9, 2019

    Can you point to the AEM docs that describe what you mean by  "External iFrame". This will help in understanding exactly what you are thinking of using.

    Also - from your description - you want to create a SEARCH component - correct?

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    AEM_ForumAuthor
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    February 9, 2019

    Hi Scott, I need to Embed a totally external Search widget (Euro NCAP safety ratings widget to be precise) in an AEM web page. By entering some parameters, one could search safety ratings. I do not need to create this widget. My "External iFrame" reference is: https://med.stanford.edu/content/dam/sm/web/documents/aem-help/External-iFrame.pdf Thanks, Rama.

      smacdonald2008
      smacdonald2008Accepted solution
      Level 10
      February 9, 2019

      OK, now i see what you are trying to do. Here is the AEM docs on this External component --

      Foundation Components

      As per the docs, the external application is integrated into the paragraph system of the AEM page; for example, when using a Target application of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page.

      smacdonald2008
      smacdonald2008
      Level 10
      February 9, 2019

      Also - keep in mind that the External component is to embed content located at a given URL - like a Wikipedia article - for example --

      Adobe Inc. - Wikipedia

      Unless you have a search component at a given URL - i would look at building a custom search component  - like a custom HTL component.

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      AEM_ForumAuthor
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      February 10, 2019

      Thanks Scott. Now we are on the same page. That widget is a specific search component only, but not on AEM. Now, my question is are there any pros/cons of using this? Thanks, Rama.

        smacdonald2008
        smacdonald2008
        Level 10
        February 10, 2019

        I cannot really comment on this (other then what is documented) as I have never used the External component to pull in an external component to search for other content. Lets see if other ppl have ever tried this.

        I have built Search components for AEM JCR and SOLR - but they are AEM components located in the AEM repository.

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