diff --git a/wp-react-lib/src/embedded/EmbeddedGateway.jsx b/wp-react-lib/src/embedded/EmbeddedGateway.jsx
index 03a5032..4e5c956 100644
--- a/wp-react-lib/src/embedded/EmbeddedGateway.jsx
+++ b/wp-react-lib/src/embedded/EmbeddedGateway.jsx
@@ -45,12 +45,20 @@ class EmbeddedGateway extends React.Component {
                     container = div
                 }
 
-                if (component) {
+                if (component != null && getComponent(component) === null) {
+                    element.innerHTML = "<h1>Data Viz Error </h1><h4>Component<i> " + component + "</i> not found</h4><br>"
+                } else if (component && getComponent(component)) {
                     const props = {...this.props}
                     const attrs = element.attributes
                     for (let i = attrs.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
                         props[attrs[i].name] = attrs[i].value;
                     }
+
+                    element.getAttributeNames().forEach((name) => {
+                        if (name.startsWith('data-')) {
+                            element.removeAttribute(name);
+                        }
+                    });
                     const C = injectIntl(getComponent(component));
                     if (C) {
                         ReactDOM.createRoot(container)
diff --git a/wp-react-lib/src/util/index.js b/wp-react-lib/src/util/index.js
index dedc552..c4a8a67 100644
--- a/wp-react-lib/src/util/index.js
+++ b/wp-react-lib/src/util/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ const localReplaceLink = (url, locale) => {
     if (!pathname.startsWith("/wp/")) {
       return url; // Not a WordPress path, leave unchanged
     }
+    //ensuring access to media library files
+    if (pathname.startsWith("/wp/wp-content")){
+      return url
+    }
 
     const afterWp = pathname.slice(3); // remove '/wp'
 
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@ export const replaceLink = (url, locale) => {
 }
 
 export const replaceHTMLinks = (html, locale) => {
+  debugger;
   //console.log("--------- replaceHTMLinks--------------")
   // console.log(process.env.REACT_APP_WP_HOSTS)