embedded webpage direct from Global Navigation?

[dshaw5]

Hi,

I'm looking to add a link from Global Navigation that opens to an embedded webpage in the main Canvas body.

Could anyone advise if this is possible and if so, how I might accomplish this?

Many thanks

[Chris_Hofer]

Good morning, @dshaw5 ...

I've not tried this on my own, but here is my thinking on how this might be accomplished:

1. Create a new page in your course.
2. Use an iframe to embed the website into your Canvas page following the hints provided here: Solved: Embed a webpage in Canvas - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com).
3. Add the Redirect LTI to your course.  You can add the Redirect LTI simply by going to your course "Settings" >> "Apps" tab >> "Redirect Tool". >> "+ Add App" button.  Give it whatever name you want.  The "URL Redirect" would be the URL of the page that you created in your course.  Make sure to check the option for "Show in Course Navigation".
   • How do I use the Canvas App Center in a course? - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)
   • How do I add an external app in a course? - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)

Hopefully that will work for your needs.  If you have a sandbox course, you could always test this in there first...or you could even test out these steps in your school's Canvas "test" environment ... which is separate from your school's "production" environment that you typically log into on a daily basis.

• What is the Canvas test environment?
• How do I access the Canvas test environment as an instructor?

Hopefully this information will be of help to you.  Let Community members know if you have any other questions about this...thanks!

[dshaw5]

Hi Chris,

This is great, thank you for your guidance. The redirect tool is new to me, though testing this, I'm unable to get a placement on the global navigation bar, which is where I really need the link. Do you know if this might be possible?

[Chris_Hofer · Accepted solution]

@dshaw5 ...

Oh...global navigation!  Sorry...I misunderstood.  Are you a Canvas administrator?  Or, are you an instructor?  If you are a Canvas administrator, I've seen where people have asked how to add another button...such as in this topic: Solved: How do I add Global Nav item? - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com).  If you are an admin, it looks like you'd need to add some code to your global JavaScript file to make this happen.  Anything you add like this would be visible to everyone in your Canvas environment...not just for your own courses (if you were an instructor).

Hope this might help.  Keep Community members posted...thanks!