Comment widget that is accessible to the public to embed on webpages.

Currently, media channels and other interested parties referring to a Rule/Notice only have the option to provide the public with Regulations.gov homepage link instead of linking to the specific comment form page. Providing the interested parties with a widget will make it easier for the public to submit comments to the specific ruling mentioned in the articles, blog or other types of webpages.

The associated files are hosted via CDN. Embed code is generated once a registered user provides:

• API Key
• Document ID

Example of modal trigger code:

  <button id="regsgov-trigger">Comment Now!</button>

1. Example of form embed code (with data attributes):

  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/regsgov-comment-widget/latest/widget.min.js"></script>
  <div id="regsgov-widget" data-apikey="DEMO_KEY" data-docid="DARS_FRDOC_0001-0926" style="display: none;"/>

Include data attributes to be parsed by widget.min.js. This setup is ideal for clients who have relatively simple requirements (display one trigger & comment form on page) and whose CMS will allow for data attributes in the DOM.

2. Example of form embed code (with options):

  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/regsgov-comment-widget/latest/widget.min.js"></script>
  <script>  window.onload = function(){
      RegsgovCommentWidget.init({apikey: "DEMO_KEY",
      docid: "DARS_FRDOC_0001-0926",
      triggerElement: "#regsgov-trigger"});
  </script>

Include an options object to be parsed by widget.min.js. This setup is ideal for more complex requirements in which, clients need to display more than one unique trigger & comment form per page. Multiple forms referring to different FR documents can be embedded. Although, only one modal window can be displayed at a time. This usage is also good for clients whose CMS does not allow for data attributes in the DOM.

The embedded div code cannot be child to a div (from the host page) that has style set to "overflow:hidden" as it will cause the widget to be clipped. The modal trigger code can be placed anywhere but, the embedded div must be placed in a parent div that does not have overflow set to hidden.