Title: Speaker Deck embed Author: khushbu desai Published: July 27, 2020 Last modified: June 8, 2024 --- # Speaker Deck embed ## In this article * [Block Toolbar](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/speaker-deck-embed/?output_format=md#block-toolbar) * [Block Settings ](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/speaker-deck-embed/?output_format=md#block-settings) * [Changelog](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/speaker-deck-embed/?output_format=md#changelog) [ Back to top](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/speaker-deck-embed/?output_format=md#wp--skip-link--target) The Speaker Deck embed block will allow users to embed their own slides/presentation in their post/page. Users need to create an account to upload their own slides/presentation on Speaker Deck. You don’t need a Speaker Deck account to embed a presentation, although it needs to be public. **Embedded Speaker Deck Slide** ![ Screenshot of Speaker Deck](https://wordpress.org/documentation/files/2020/07/ image-48.png) **Steps to Embed a slide from Speaker Deck ** 1. Find the URL of your Speaker Deck slide           Log in to your Speaker Deck account and visit the My Decks menu to get your all decks  ![Screenshot of Speaker Deck](https://wordpress.org/documentation/files/2020/07/ image-49-1024x513.png) Open the deck that you want to embed. After that Copy the link from the browser address bar. 2. Add the Speaker Deck block from the block list  ![Screenshot adding the Speaker Deck block to a page or post](https://user-images. githubusercontent.com/11435772/161037725-85bd3595-c839-4312-93c0-ec6f9c70a21b.png) [Detailed instructions on adding blocks](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/adding-a-new-block/) 3. Paste the Deck link into the URL box  ![The correct URL to copy to use the embed block](https://user-images.githubusercontent. com/11435772/161038851-7a051c65-9e37-4a4f-8d55-47c48b334253.png) 4. Click the “Embed” button If it’s a link that can be successfully embedded you will see a preview in your editor. ![Preview of the embedded Speaker Deck video within the WordPress editor.](https:// user-images.githubusercontent.com/11435772/161039067-69b1a744-1aa1-4b7e-b2a9-323e43832089. png) 5. If you use a URL that can’t be embedded, the block shows the message _“Sorry, this content could not be embedded.” _You will have two choices: Try again with a different URL or convert to link. ![Example of a URL that cannot be embedded. Two options are presented, try again or convert to link.](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/11435772/161039572- ca4f6d43-3d9c-4195-9de2-32f31e620bcf.png) ## 󠀁[Block Toolbar](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/speaker-deck-embed/?output_format=md#block-toolbar)󠁿 Besides the Mover and Drag & Drop Handle, the Block Toolbar for the Speaker Deck embed shows four buttons: * Transform to * Change alignment * Edit URL, and * More Options.  ![Block Toolbar with options available for the Speaker Deck Block.](https://user- images.githubusercontent.com/1508963/164016766-bdbd8008-0e92-465d-ab5a-d0c98ea62d49. png) **Transform to**: ![Options to transform the Speaker Deck block to Paragraph, Columns or Group.](https:// user-images.githubusercontent.com/11435772/161039947-ef59200b-6e10-4f53-9ec4-9022fcd50990. png) You can transform a Speaker Deck embed to a Group. This would give you the ability to change the background color around the Speaker Deck embed. ![Editor view of an Speaker Deck Embed as a group with Color Settings controls]( https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/11435772/161040416-6121804a-2642-4fa5- bad5-a639c4fa44e6.png) Editor view of an Speaker Deck Embed as a group with Color Settings controls **Change Alignment ** ![Speaker Deck Embed with a grey background.](https://user-images.githubusercontent. com/11435772/161040849-29b189d4-05b5-4825-bd36-cf46077089b8.png) * **None** – No alignment. * **Align left** – Make the Speaker Deck post left aligned * **Align center** – Make the Speaker Deck post alignment centered * **Align right **– Make the  Speaker Deck] post align right **Edit URL** Via the edit URL, you can change the Speaker Deck Embed URL in the embed block. Overwrite the existing URL and click on the “Embed” Button. ![Editing the block URL via the "edit" option.](https://user-images.githubusercontent. com/11435772/161041061-35fc54ec-4b16-4d11-b18f-00fed34568ec.png) **More Options:** These controls give you the option to copy, duplicate, and edit your block as HTML. [Read about these and other settings.](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/) ## 󠀁[Block Settings ](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/speaker-deck-embed/?output_format=md#block-settings)󠁿 Besides the Advanced section, the Speaker Deck embed has only one setting in the“ Block Settings” sidebar: Media Settings. **Media Settings** ![Media settings for the embed block with the toggle OFF for resizing on smaller devices.](https://wordpress.org/documentation/files/2020/07/image-29.png) ![Media settings for the embed block with the toggle ON for resizing on smaller devices.](https://wordpress.org/documentation/files/2020/07/image-28.png) Via the Media Settings you can control the behavior of your post embed when viewed from a smaller device, like on a phone screen. The Toggle switch turns on or off the resize functionality for smaller devices. The default setting is “on” or blue. **“Off:”** This embed may not preserve its aspect ratio when the browser is resized. In the off position the toggle switch is gray. **“On:”** This embed will preserve its aspect ratio when the browser is resized. The toggle switch turns blue in the “On” position. **Advanced** The advanced tab lets you add a CSS class to your block, allowing you to write custom CSS and style the block as you see fit. ![Additional CSS Class(es) option for the Speaker Deck Embed block.](https://user- images.githubusercontent.com/11435772/161041297-6d03d9f2-9360-499f-9717-8ba388292afa. png) ## 󠀁[Changelog](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/speaker-deck-embed/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿 * Updated 2022-11-25 - Removed redundant content - Aligned images for mobile view - Added alt text to images * Updated 2022-04-19 - Updated screenshots for 5.9 * Updated 2020-09-04 - Screenshots updated to 5.5 * Updated 2020-08-19 - Replaced “More Options” – new screenshot - Added “Move To” and “Copy” section under More Options * Updated 2020-08-11 - Screenshots as per WordPress 5.5 - Embedded VideoPress video * Created 2020-07-27 ## Was this article helpful? 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