Web Viewer
Some websites may not appear when testing your app on the web. You may need to Live Test the app on a device, or download and install the app, to see your web page.
Set URL
To open up a website in your app, you need to provide the Web Viewer with a URL.
A URL is kind of like a street address - it tells the web viewer the location of the website on the internet.
URL: Enter in the link to the website or an image. The URL must include https://
Note: Can also accept .html files that have been uploaded to the app (great for offline use).
You can use blocks to navigate back through previously visited web pages. Once you have gone back, you can also use blocks to navigate forward through your visited pages again.
The Back block may not work when you test your app on the web, but will work when Live Testing your app and in downloaded apps
You can set how tall the Web Viewer is using the height property and set how wide it is using the width property.
Height
Fill container - The Web Viewer fills the entire screen vertically
Fit contents - The Web Viewer’s height changes to fit the contents it contains
Relative size - The Web Viewer fills the specified percentage of the screen
Absolute size - Sizes the Web Viewer to a specified number of pixels
Width
Fill container - The Web Viewer fills the entire screen horizontally
Fit contents - The Web Viewer’s width changes to fit the contents it contains
Relative size - The Web Viewer fills the specified percentage of the screen
Absolute - Sizes the Web Viewer to a specified number of pixels
You change the spacing and positioning of the Web Viewer with the Margin and Padding properties.
Margin
You can specify how much space you want between the border and the contents of Web Viewer using either pixel or percent values.
Padding
You can specify how much space you want between the edges of the Web Viewer and the screen using either pixel or percent values.
You can toggle whether the Web Viewer automatically requests the user's location. Some websites require access to the user's location to work. However, if you do not plan on displaying a website that needs this permission in your app, then you may not want your app to request an unnecessary permission.
To set whether or not the Web Viewer requests the user's location, go to the Design tab and click on your Web Viewer. In the panel on the right hand side of the screen, click on the Advanced tab.
Scroll down until you see a switch labeled Geolocation Enabled. Use this switch to toggle whether your Web Viewer requests the user's location.
If you own the website being displayed in your Web Viewer, you can send and receive messages between your website and the Web Viewer using Javascript.
You can see examples of sending/receiving messages and get further setup instructions here.
You may also find the Web API component useful for sending/receiving information between your app and a website.
