How do you get content from another domain with .load()?

Question

Requesting data from any location on my domain with .load() (or any jQuery ajax functions) works just fine.

Trying to access a URL in a different domain doesn\'t wor

Answer 1

One really easy workaround is to use Yahoo's YQL service, which can retrieve content from any external site.

I've successfully done this on a few sites following this example which uses just JavaScript and YQL. http://icant.co.uk/articles/crossdomain-ajax-with-jquery/using-yql.html

This example is a part of a blog post which outlines a few other solutions as well. http://www.wait-till-i.com/2010/01/10/loading-external-content-with-ajax-using-jquery-and-yql/