Web content tools and URL shortener
The Website Publishing team supply a number of widgets and tools including a URL shortener, which can be used on University websites to comply with cookies legislation or to more easily integrate with University systems.
Access the widgets
| Widget | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Google map embed (including single pinned location) | Allows you to create a customised Google Map without privacy-invasive cookies. The tool provides a small amount of HTML code which can be used to embed the map on your website. | Google map embed |
| PURE profile embed | Allows you to search for a researcher and display their academic profile and a list of their publications on your website. | PURE profile embed |
| Twitter feed embed | Allows you to display a cookie free Twitter feed on your web pages. | Twitter feed embed |
| URL shortener - edin.ac | Quickly shorten any large ed.ac.uk URL to an edin.ac short URL. | URL shortener |
| Video embeds - YouTube and Vimeo (including playlists) | This tool uses YouTube or Vimeo video URLs and outputs a small amount of HTML code. You can use it to place cookie free video resources on your web pages. | Video embeds - YouTube/Vimeo |
These widgets are only for use within the ed.ac.uk domain.
Cookies legislation
We identified that some popular features on our websites were also making use of privacy-invasive cookies, putting the University in breach of EU legislation.
We have provided cookies-free alternatives to these features.
Cookie guidance - Website Support wiki [EASE login required]