etherpad-lite/doc/api/embed_parameters.md

# Embed parameters
You can easily embed your etherpad-lite into any webpage by using iframes. You can configure the embedded pad using embed parameters.

Example:

Cut and paste the following code into any webpage to embed a pad. The parameters below will hide the chat and the line numbers and will auto-focus on Line 4.

```
<iframe src='http://pad.test.de/p/PAD_NAME#L4?showChat=false&showLineNumbers=false' width=600 height=400></iframe>
```

## showLineNumbers
 * Boolean

Default: true

## showControls
 * Boolean

Default: true

## showChat
 * Boolean

Default: true

## useMonospaceFont
 * Boolean

Default: false

## userName
 * String

Default: "unnamed"

Example: `userName=Etherpad%20User`

## userColor
 * String (css hex color value)

Default: randomly chosen by pad server

Example: `userColor=%23ff9900`

## noColors
 * Boolean

Default: false

## alwaysShowChat
 * Boolean

Default: false

## lang
 * String

Default: en

Example: `lang=ar` (translates the interface into Arabic)

## rtl
 * Boolean

Default: true
Displays pad text from right to left.

## #L
 * Int

Default: 0
Focuses pad at specific line number and places caret at beginning of this line
Special note: Is not a URL parameter but instead of a Hash value

## focusOnEditor
 * Boolean

Default: true

If true, focus on the editor upon initial page load. Set this to false if the
pad is embedded in an iframe adjacent to other editable content that should
retain focus.