Create Custom Link Previews with Visual Link Preview Plugin

About Visual Link Preview

The Visual Link Preview plugin allows you to create a customized link preview for any link on your website, similar to Facebook's link preview feature. You can choose the image and text to display and style the default template to match your website. It is compatible with both the Classic and Gutenberg Block Editor, and does not affect website performance.

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Frequently asked questions

What can I use this plugin for?

You can use this plugin to easily create a Facebook-like link preview for any link on your website. You can choose the image and text to display and create your very own custom template.

Does this plugin require any database lookups?

No, this plugin does not require any database lookups, which means even having many of these blocks on a page should not affect performance.

Is this plugin compatible with both the Classic and Gutenberg Block Editor?

Yes, this plugin is compatible with both the Classic and Gutenberg Block Editor using shortcodes and blocks.

Where can I find help with using this plugin?

You can check out the documentation at https://help.bootstrapped.ventures/collection/164-visual-link-preview for help with using this plugin.

Is this plugin still under development?

Yes, this plugin is currently in active development. You can contact the developers with any feature requests or ideas.

Changelog

2.2.6

Fix: Deprecation warning

2.2.5

Improvement: Use default translation for “Read More” in spotlight template
Fix: Gutenberg deprecations

2.2.4

Fix: Internal link select in WordPress 5.9

2.2.3

Fix: Prevent users without the right capabities from being able to use our AJAX actions

2.2.2

Fix: Block not rendering in WordPress 5.8
Fix: Template issues when using different templates on the same page

2.2.1

Fix: Breaking class call when using custom styling
Fix: Prevent PHP notices because of non-static functions

2.2.0

Feature: New “Compact” link template
Feature: New “Spotlight” link template
Feature: Template Editor for link templates
Feature: URL block in the Template Editor to show domain or full url
Feature: Optionally set your own Microlink API key
Improvement: Remove jQuery dependency
Improvement: Better compatibility with TwentyTwenty theme
Fix: Sanitization for summary field
Fix: Stuck in loading if fetching of external link data not working

2.1.1

Fix: Prevent PHP notices for incomplete shortcodes

2.1.0

Feature: Set nofollow and open in new tab for VLP Block
Feature: Set custom link class for VLP Block
Feature: Ability to use shortcode directly for advanced purposes
Improvement: Keep image size consistent
Improvement: Layout on mobile
Fix: Browser freezing when trying to load information from some URLs

2.0.2

Improvement: Convert paragraph and shortcode block
Fix: Image not removing correctly in Classic Editor

2.0.1

Fix: Some blocks not showing preview in Gutenberg
Fix: Default image size in template causing PHP notices

2.0.0

Feature: Easily change template style from settings
Feature: Automatic content in Gutenberg block
Feature: Automatic summary for internal links
Improvement: Better Gutenberg block with preview

1.3.3

Fix: Bug introduced in 1.3.2 when creating in Gutenberg

1.3.2

Fix: Summary not getting saved correctly upon edit
Fix: HTML code showing in summary

1.3.1

Improvement: Convert shortcode to Gutenberg block
Fix: WordPress 5.0 compatibility

1.3.0

Feature: Fetch information from external link using Open Graph

1.2.2

Improvement: Gutenberg 3.3 compatibility

1.2.1

Improvement: Gutenberg 2.6.0 compatibility for the VLP block

1.2.0

Feature: New block for Gutenberg compatibility
Feature: Use nofollow and open in new tab for external links
Improvement: Better handling of encoding

1.1.2

Fix: Prevent overwriting first link in post when editing a newly added link

1.1.1

Fix: Problem with encoding unicode characters

1.1.0

Feature: Template system

1.0.0

Very first version of this link preview plugin

Visual Link Preview