Web pages on the canvas
Web page problems and limits
Recover a web node that will not load, understand link warnings and find the limits for clips, PDFs and chat shares.
A saved web node, its preview and the website it opens can fail separately. Start with the part that is missing: a node that will not place, a picture that will not update, an article that will not extract, or a website that will not open inside Glob.
Keeping a valid link does not require the website to provide a preview. A page that needs sign-in, refuses a preview or is temporarily unreachable can still be saved as a link. It may open in a separate tab until another view becomes available.
A paste does not create a node
Check that you are on a canvas you can add to, with the focus outside text fields. Copy one full https:// or http:// address and paste again. A sentence containing a link, or a domain without its address prefix, does not use the web-node paste action.
| Message | What to do |
|---|---|
| No link on the clipboard | Copy the complete address again, then paste on the canvas. |
| Glob can't read the clipboard here. Press Ctrl-V (⌘V on a Mac) to paste the link | Use the keyboard paste instead of the menu's clipboard read. |
| That doesn't look like a web address | Check the address, including its prefix and length. |
| Couldn't reach Glob. Try again shortly | Check your connection, then retry once. |
| Too many links at once. Try again shortly | Wait before trying more links or checks. |
Room permissions and canvas capacity can also refuse a placement. Use the specific message shown on the canvas. Repeatedly pasting does not override those rules.
Some addresses cannot be previewed or opened inside Glob. Keep sensitive addresses in places appropriate for them, and use the website directly when it needs its own browser context. A Glob node link uses the linked-node paste, rather than becoming a website inside itself.
A preview is missing or old
A node can show a site icon, a page image or a screenshot. A larger hover preview can initially use a simpler picture while another is being prepared. A linked PDF may have only a site image or icon; an uploaded PDF can use its first page.
If available, choose Refresh preview from the node's menu. Making a new preview means the request has started. Couldn't make a new preview. Try again shortly means to wait and retry.
A new picture does not establish that the site can open inside Glob, and it does not update an existing reader article. Use Recheck website for opening choices, or open the original page to inspect its current contents.
The website is blank, stalled or refused
Opening … is the initial loading state. Glob can't see inside this page means Glob cannot verify what the outside website is showing. You can see that message even when the page looks normal; it is not a confirmation of success or a diagnosis that the site failed.
If the site says it cannot be shown here, or Glob says the site isn't opening, try these actions:
- Choose Try again once. This checks the page again before retrying the view.
- Use Read in Glob reader if the recovery view offers it and you need the article's text.
- Choose Open in new tab to use the original website.
- Choose Back to canvas if you want to keep the reference and continue elsewhere.
A site that refuses to appear inside another application may still work in its own tab. Glob does not offer every website the same views. Sign-in and interactive work can also behave differently inside a website view.
Recheck a node you own
Right-click your web node and choose Recheck website when offered. The action can also appear in a pinned preview or recovery view. It is useful for an older link card that has no preview, as well as a page whose opening choices have changed.
After a successful check, the available Website mode choices can change. Recommended follows the current choices. Only the account owner gets the controls for saving that node's opening preference.
- This page can't open that way now: choose a view currently offered, or Recommended.
- Glob checked this page too recently. Try again shortly: wait before checking again.
- Couldn't check the page. Try again shortly: the check failed; it does not establish that the website itself is down.
- This page isn't available to change: you may no longer be able to change that node. Return to the canvas and reopen it.
Glob can also check an entered page when its earlier opening information is no longer current. A saved preference does not force a website to remain available in that view.
Try website, Stop and Resume
Some recovery views offer Try website. Choose it to try the site inside Glob. This is an attempt for the view you are using; it is not a guarantee that the page will work.
The message Glob can't see inside this page. It may or may not be working — nothing here confirms it did. describes that uncertainty. If the trial stalls, use Check and try again, open the website externally, or choose Close to leave the trial.
Stop removes the website from the view. Save anything you are doing in the website first: unsaved work is lost. Resume checks again before opening the page. If Glob says Glob can no longer offer this try. The page's answer changed., close the trial and use the current opening options.
Harmful-site warnings
Glob can refuse to place a link reported as harmful. An existing node can also acquire This site was reported as harmful and lose its opening and chat-sharing actions.
Do not treat an old preview image as permission to continue. Return to the canvas and choose another reference. If you believe the warning is mistaken, contact [email protected]. For content within Glob that needs attention, use reporting.
Leaving Glob warnings
Following an outside link can open Leaving Glob, showing the destination. Choose Stay in Glob to cancel, or Continue to proceed. Escape cancels the warning.
In Settings → Privacy & security → Safety, the Leaving Glob warning setting offers first-visit warnings or a warning on every visit outside known-good domains where your account can change it. Teen protections can keep that setting locked.
Use Reset beside Leaving Glob warnings to forget sites you confirmed. With first-visit warnings, the next visit asks again. Wait for Leaving Glob warnings reset. If the reset fails, use Retry. Resetting confirmations does not change a locked warning setting.
If Glob cannot check the warning preferences or open a new tab, it keeps the warning open and offers Retry. Check your connection and any browser message about opening a tab. The warning concerns your move to another site; it does not make the destination's content or account access part of Glob. For data handling, read the Privacy Policy.
Limits you may meet
| Item | Limit or behaviour |
|---|---|
| Address pasted as a web node | One HTTP or HTTPS address, up to 2,048 characters. |
| Clip | Up to 2,500 characters; select a shorter passage if refused. |
| Uploaded PDF | Up to 25 MB per file; 500 MB and 200 files per account. |
| Optional note in Share to chat | Up to 200 characters. |
| Chat share | Fits a 500-character message; a long quote or address can be shortened. |
| Find on page | Lists the first 100 matches and steps through up to 500 retained matches. |
| Live website | One entered website view; the other canvas nodes remain previews. |
For document-specific recovery, read Glob reader or PDFs. For clipboard attribution and the difference between a saved note and a public post, read notes and clips.