I can't embed a google engine customa

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  lucaitalia · Member · May 4, 2013 at 3:05 pm

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  I have a custom google engine map that I want to show on my wp.com hosted blog. I copied the embedding code and pasted it on a page (it start with a “iframe” tag), but didn’t work. Is google engine supported? I am missing anything?

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  ljkjklqljkhwhljkfqjhklfqjlkqjlh · Member · May 4, 2013 at 3:20 pm

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  Iframe and other similar embed codes are not supported directly because of security issues. See:

  Add Code to Your Site

  There is, however a workaround for Google Maps using a shortcode. Follow the directions here:

  Embed From Google Maps

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  timethief · Member · May 4, 2013 at 3:23 pm

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  Uploading documents
  See here for accepted file types http://en.support.wordpress.com/accepted-filetypes/ The following processes are outlined particularly for users who wish to upload a document and add its download link to a blog post or page. http://en.support.wordpress.com/uploading-documents/

  Embedding documents
  If you want to embed the document itself into a post, then you will have to use a third party application like Scribd or Google Docs.
  See here:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/scribd/

  Embed From Google Docs