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Web Stories

v1.39.0
by Google · 4.1 (82 reviews)

Web Stories are a visual storytelling format for the open web which immerses your readers in fast-loading, full-screen, and visually rich experiences.

100K+ active installs Updated Jan 23, 2025 Tested to 6.7.2 Requires PHP 7.4
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Web Stories

About Web Stories

Web Stories is a free format for creating visually engaging and interactive stories on the web. It offers easy creation tools, customizable templates, and the ability to share and embed stories across platforms. Using the Web Stories editor for WordPress, you can easily create and share your own stories with tappable interactions.

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Frequently asked questions

What are Web Stories?
Web Stories are a free, open-web, visual storytelling format for the web, enabling you to easily create visual narratives with engaging animations and tappable interactions, and immerse your readers in great and fast-loading full-screen experiences.
What are the benefits of Web Stories?
The benefits of Web Stories include: creating beautiful and engaging content easily, enjoying creative flexibility for editorial freedom and branding, sharing and linking stories on the open web, tracking and measuring stories, capturing the attention of readers with fast loading times, engaging with readers via immersive storytelling, and monetizing effectively the stories you create.
What is the Web Stories Editor for WordPress?
The Web Stories editor for WordPress is a user-friendly, WYSIWYG creation tool that brings together a robust set of story creation capabilities. It includes features such as a visually rich and intuitive dashboard, beautiful and expressive page templates, easy drag-and-drop capabilities, convenient access to WordPress' media library, customizable color and text style presets, and more.
Who can use Web Stories?
Web Stories are for everyone! Whether you are a site owner, content creator, or publisher on the web, embracing the Web Stories format can enhance the quality of your content strategy, the value you bring to your readers, and your chances of achieving sustainable success.
What are the Terms of Service for using the Web Stories plugin?
By using the Web Stories plugin, you agree to Google's Terms of Service. By using third-party imagery and video provided by Unsplash, Coverr, and Tenor, you agree to adhere to the respective Terms of Service.

Changelog

For the plugin’s full changelog, please see the Releases page on GitHub.

1.39.0

  • Enhancement: new experimental performance improvements in the dashboard and editor.
  • Fixed: resolved translation warning on WordPress 6.7.
  • Fixed: improved Google Analytics 4 banner.
  • Fixed: resolved edge case where the media library might crash.

1.38.0

  • Enhancement: compatibility with WordPress 6.6 and 6.7.
  • Enhancement: raises minimum WordPress version to 6.5.
  • Enhancement: updated list of available Google Fonts.
  • Fixed: resolved a minor issue when parsing text elements in the editor.
  • Minor code quality improvements and bug fixes.

1.37.0

  • Feature: added support for stickers for users to click and unmute the story.
  • Enhancement: raises minimum WordPress version to 6.3.
  • Enhancement: Various smaller performance improvements.

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