Introduction

Why you would consider embedding a monday.com board into a website

Before we deep dive into all the available options, let's take a quick look at potential use cases why you would want to embed a monday.com board into a website. These use cases represent just a small part and might not be seen as complete.

• Share a product or project roadmap publicly on your company website
• Send customers specific boards without having them to log in
• Display a shareable product catalog on your website
• Share a list of contact persons with clients

Option A

How to embed a board view into a website with monday.com's share view feature

This option is viable if you quickly need to embed a board view into a website, and you do not care much about mobile responsiveness, the overall look and feel of the embedded board, or the ability that board items can be searched by keywords. There is a pretty good help article on monday.com that can be found in their knowledge base, that covers a detailed walk-through on how to embed a board view on your website. The following is an example on how the embedded board view looks like.

Pros

• Easy and intuitive embedding of boards
• Board changes are reflected on browser reload
• Board items can be filtered on board level
• Available across all monday.com plans

Cons

• Filtered data can be accessed by tech-savvy users
• Files, Mirror, and Connect boards columns are not included
• Items with active permissions will not be displayed
• Look and feel by monday.com is not adjustable
• Embedded boards are not optimized for mobile
• Board items are not searchable
• Moderate board loading times

Option B

How to embed a monday.com board into a website with Board to Website Widget

Using Board to Website Widget for embedding a monday.com board into your website is the second option. If you are keen to create a seamless experience for your website visitors, while making your embedded monday.com board perfectly match your company branding, this is the way to go. The following is a fully functional example on how the embedded website widget created with Board to Website Widget looks like. You can find more embedded demos and examples on the related product page.

Pros

• Easy and intuitive embedding of boards
• Fully customizable layout to match your brand
• Manual publishing or with automations
• All board column types are included
• Direct access to all files attached to a board
• Board items can be filtered on app level
• Website widgets are optimized for mobile
• Board items are easily searchable
• Super fast loading times

Cons

• Additional monthly or yearly subscription costs
• Board changes are not reflected on browser reload
• Subitems are currently not supported

Tutorial

Learn how to create a product catalog from a monday.com board and embed it on a website

If you are interested to learn more about Board to Website Widget for monday.com, and how to create a shareable or embeddable website widget from scratch, you should take the time to see the app in action. Watch the following video guide that covers one specific use case, but gives a complete overview of the apps’ capabilities.

Conclusion

In conclusion, both options offer distinct advantages and disadvantages for embedding monday.com boards into websites. Option A provides straightforward embedding with minimal customization but lacks certain features like mobile optimization and searchability. On the other hand, Option B, utilizing the Board to Website Widget app, offers extensive customization capabilities to match your brand seamlessly, along with enhanced accessibility and search functionality. Depending on your priorities and requirements, you can choose the option that best aligns with your needs and budget. If you feel Board to Website Widget is worth a try, you can get started for free down below or you can learn more about how to use the app.