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oEmbed Plus

v1.6
by Ayesh Karunaratne · 5.0 (7 reviews)

Adds support for embedding Facebook and Instagram posts in Block Editor (Gutenberg) and Classic Editor.

5K+ active installs Updated Jul 15, 2021 Tested to 5.6.14 Requires PHP 7.1
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About oEmbed Plus

This plugin adds back support for embedding Facebook and Instagram posts in WordPress posts created with Block Editor and Classic Editor. To use this plugin, you will need to create a Facebook developer account and set up API credentials. Detailed setup instructions can be found in the oEmbed Plus guide at PHP.Watch. Please note that this plugin is not affiliated with Facebook Inc. or Instagram LLC.

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Changelog

1.0

  • Initial release.

1.1

  • Fixes a bug in Instagram oEmbed URL endpoint check.
  • Minor improvements in the Facebook App ID field validations.

1.2

  • Add https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=<ID> URL pattern to supported video URL patterns.
  • Allow setting Facebook App ID and secret with a constant in wp-config.php file.

1.4

  • Add an option to completely hide the admin UI by setting OEMBED_PLUS_HIDE_ADMIN_UI PHP constant in wp-config.php file.
  • Code styling clean-up.
  • The minimum required PHP version is changed to 7.1 from PHP 7.3. It’s strongly suggested to use more recent and supported PHP versions nonetheless.

1.5

  • Updates to the readme file to make it more clear that this plugin supports both Classic Editor and Block Editor.

1.6

  • Updated the plugin minimum WordPress core requirement to 4.9, along with relevant compatibility changes. The plugin works on all WordPress versions from 4.9 through 5.6 and up.

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