How can I use Javascript to display text from another web page onto a different page?

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I have a website, lets call it abc.com. I need to automatically retrieve text from another page called static.abc.com/pluginchangelog.txt and display the text at the top of that page on abc.com/plugin.

I'm new to Javascript. I've searched and searched, but I haven't been able to find a definitive answer. I found this page, Javascript access another webpage, but I'm not sure how to implement this for the use that I need. Even if I could figure that part out, I don't know how to insert that text into the HTML of the page.

I would appreciate any guidance!

@brk How would I implement this if everything is being hosted on aws? — Kane
– Kane, Commented Mar 12, 2019 at 16:45

AlexOwl · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-12 15:41:28Z

2

Use fetch to get text

Then edit content on your page how you want

fetch("https://example.com/pluginchangelog.txt", {credentials: "omit"}).then(resp => resp.text()).then(text => {
  // do anything you want with text
  content.innerText = text
})

<html>
<body>
<p id="content"/>
</body>
</html>

edited Mar 12, 2019 at 15:41

answered Mar 12, 2019 at 15:37

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AlexOwl Over a year ago

@hindmost added {credentials: "omit"}

hindmost Over a year ago

I meant CORS issue. credentials option has no relation to CORS, it's about cookies.

hindmost Over a year ago

BTW, the OP referenced AJAX-related post in his question. It's similar to yours except that post is a bit outdated now.

Kane Over a year ago

Does this bypass the same-origin policy?

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