How to add Stories to a Publii plugin

Learn how to embed Common Ninja’s Stories on your Publii plugin without coding.

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In this quick guide, you'll learn how to embed the Stories into your Publii plugin by generating your embed code and adding it seamlessly to your plugin.

Embed Stories on Publii

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Create a Stories website for Publii on Common Ninja
First, create a Publii Stories website on Common Ninja. On the websites catalog, find the Stories and enter the Editor.
Create a Stories website for Publii on Common Ninja
02
Save the Stories website
When you're done creating the Stories website, click on the Save Changes button at the right top corner of the editor. If you don't have an account on Common Ninja, you'll have to register first.
Save the Stories website
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Copy the Stories Embed Code
When you're ready to add the Stories website to your Publii plugin, click the Add To Website button at the top bar of the Editor. On the window that opens, click the Copy Icon to copy the website embed code. In the next steps, you will paste this code into your Publii plugin.
Copy the Stories Embed Code
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Paste the code to your Publii website’s HTML field.
Next, go to your Publii plugin editor and find the HTML field. It is most likely in the form of an HTML/Code widget or module which you can find on the Publii’s editor. Add it to your page, and paste the Stories Embed Code you’ve copied before to the HTML field. Save and update, and that’s it, you should have Common Ninja’s Stories website on your Publii plugin.
Paste the code to your Publii website’s HTML field.
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Alternative Method 1: Through the HTML option in the text’s editing area.
If you can't find the HTML/Code widget or module, there's another way to put Common Ninja’s Stories website on your Publii website. You can just add the code to a special HTML section in the text editor.
Alternative Method 1: Through the HTML option in the text’s editing area.
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Alternative Method 2: Add it directly to your Publii plugin’s HTML code.
If you're having trouble finding a widget or a special part in your text editor where you can add the Embed Code, you can try a different way to add the Stories website to your Publii plugin. You can do this by putting it straight into your Publii plugin's HTML code.
Alternative Method 2: Add it directly to your Publii plugin’s HTML code.

Why Use This Widget

Use the Stories widget when you want to bring a familiar, social style content format to your site. Short, swipeable stories are perfect for updates, product highlights, promotions, behind the scenes looks, and quick announcements that would get lost in a long page. This widget presents content in a vertical, tap friendly format that works especially well on mobile and feels natural to users who spend time on social media. You can combine images, short texts, and clips to create guided sequences that tell a focused story. It keeps visitors engaged, encourages exploration, and gives you a flexible space to surface timely content without redesigning your main layouts.

This tutorial was written by the Common Ninja product team, creators of interactive, no-code widgets for Publii plugin. Common Ninja helps over 500,000 users build engaging online experiences without coding.