broken embed
A frame, map, video player or form on a page whose source answers an error or refuses to be shown inside that page, so visitors see an empty box where it should be. CrawlCheck fetches each embed on the homepage the way a browser loads it and reports the ones that fail or forbid framing.
What broken embed does not show
A refusal of CrawlCheck's own request, or a timeout, is not counted as broken, so a check that finds none does not prove every embed renders for every visitor.
How CrawlCheck measures broken embed
One finding code measures it. Its share of all scans is computed from the live corpus when this page is served, not typed into it.
| Finding code | Share of scans | Guide |
|---|---|---|
BROKEN_EMBED | 0.2% | dataset |
Every code, its rule and its current rate: the dataset page. Scan a site to see which apply to it.
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Questions about broken embed
What is broken embed?
A frame, map, video player or form on a page whose source answers an error or refuses to be shown inside that page, so visitors see an empty box where it should be. CrawlCheck fetches each embed on the homepage the way a browser loads it and reports the ones that fail or forbid framing.
What does broken embed not show or guarantee?
CrawlCheck fetches each embed on the homepage the way a browser loads it and reports the ones that fail or forbid framing. A refusal of CrawlCheck's own request, or a timeout, is not counted as broken, so a check that finds none does not prove every embed renders for every visitor.
How does CrawlCheck measure broken embed?
Through the finding code BROKEN_EMBED, each with a stated rule, evidence bytes and a live share of scans on the dataset page.
Which area of the glossary does broken embed belong to?
Delivery and rendering: What arrives on the wire, and what only exists after something else runs.
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