Using an iFrame on WordPress.com blog post

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  akkw1954 · Member · Apr 8, 2014 at 10:47 pm

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  I am NOT self hosted, just using WordPress.com.
  I want to be able to embed a social hiking interactive map in my blog post using an iframe.
  I cannot see anyway that this can be done.
  IF I just inlude the iframe inside DIV tags it disappears.
  Is this really NOT possible unless the site is self hosted.
  Seems daft that.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 8, 2014 at 10:51 pm

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  Iframes and JavaScript widgets cannot be used on WordPress.com hosted blogs. The software strips them out for security as this is a multiuser blogging platform and on bad script or wonky iframe could take down many blogs.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 8, 2014 at 10:52 pm

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  and on = and one

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  akkw1954 · Member · Apr 8, 2014 at 11:03 pm

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  So does that mean I have to change to hosted site (I have nowhere to host it), or cough up dosh to get it hosted?
  Looks like I will be using blogger in that case.

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  raincoaster · Member · Apr 8, 2014 at 11:08 pm

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  It means you have to explore options other than WordPress.com for that, if it’s a deal-breaker for you. We can embed Google maps, but not interactive maps.

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  akkw1954 · Member · Apr 9, 2014 at 5:38 pm

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  Not a problem, I will return to using Blogger.
  I can do it there.
  I was just experimenting with WordPress.
  I prefer it as a tool, but too many restrictions that require hosting so I will bin it.