Sketchfab model embeds are natively supported (via our oEmbed endpoint) on free Wordpress.com hosted websites.
Simply drop a model URL in your WordPress post and it will become an embedded model. (See the WordPress Support page for more details.)
Want to see how an embed will look on Wordpress? Check it out here.
Troubleshooting
- Make sure the Sketchfab link is not hyperlinked. If the URL is shown in your theme’s link color, then it is hyperlinked. Simply select the whole URL and click the “Unlink” icon on your Visual Editor toolbar. Once the URL is unlinked, you will see the link text in black.
- Make sure to place the Sketchfab URL on its own line. This means there should be no character or whitespace before or after the URL/shortcode.
- Large files might not load properly on mobile devices.
Comments
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I like how I can finally have 3D models on my portfolio page on a wordpress.com website, although the portrait format that it gives is so ugly it takes up the whole length of my screen. :( is there a way to get around this?
@jessie.van.aelst - We're actively working to improve this. Stay tuned!
@James that sounds awesome! I've also had a bit of an issue with aligning the sketchfab embed to the center of my post. Any type of edit I do to the link breaks it. Should I contact Wordpress?
Thank you for your help.
@jessie.van.aelst - Yes, you may need to contact them. The embed aspect ratio is something we can adjust from our end, but that sounds more like a style issue on their end.
Alright, I've send Wordpress.com a tweet about it. Will update with more info once I have something.
is there a way to resize the viewer on free wordpress accounts?
@kaos - I'm afraid not at the moment, as far as I know.
Hello im having a problem with embedding on my wordpress with transparency. The background is just grey. How do i fix this ?
@Lanz Hmm, can you share a link to the site so I can take a look? Thanks!
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