=== Visual Link Preview ===
Contributors: BrechtVds
Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=QG7KZMGFU325Y
Tags: link preview, snippet, summary, visual link
Requires at least: 4.4
Tested up to: 4.9
Stable tag: trunk
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Display a fully customizable visual link preview for any internal or external link.

== Description ==

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.

As of version 1.2.0 compatible with the experimental Gutenberg plugin.

This plugin is in active development. Feel free to contact us with any feature requests or ideas.

== Installation ==

1. Upload the `visual-link-preview` directory (directory included) to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
1. Use the new Visual Link Preview icon in the visual editor

== Frequently asked questions ==

= Do you offer any support? =

Yes! We pride ourselves on offering awesome support and almost always answer support questions within 24 hours. Send us an email at [support@bootstrapped.ventures](mailto:support@bootstrapped.ventures) whenever you have a question or suggestion!

== Screenshots ==

1. Click on the "Visual Link Preview" button in the Visual Editor to add a new link preview.
2. Use the modal to create the exact link preview you want to use.
3. Click on the shortcode preview to edit the link.
4. A simple link preview will show up in your blog post/page.

== Changelog ==

= 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

== Upgrade notice ==

= 1.2.0 =
Update for Gutenberg compatibility

= 1.1.2 =
Update to prevent a bug from overwriting existing links when editing a newly added one

= 1.1.1 =
Update to ensure compatibility with unicode characters

= 1.1.0 =
Update to ensure WordPress 4.8 compatibility

= 1.0.0 =
First version of this link preview plugin, no upgrades needed.