=== 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: 5.0 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. The default template can be styled from the settings to match your website. Some examples of what you could use this for: * A call to action for your affiliate links * Promote WooCommerce products on your website * List sources for your article * A weekly posty of interesting websites you've found * Link to related posts on your own website * ... It does not require any database lookups, which means even having many of these blocks on a page should not affect performance. Compatible with both the Classic and Gutenberg Block Editor using shortcodes and blocks. > Need help?
> Check out [our documentation](https://help.bootstrapped.ventures/collection/164-visual-link-preview)! 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 2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress 3. Check out our [getting started documentation](https://help.bootstrapped.ventures/category/167-getting-started) == 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. Add a visual link with live preview to any post or page 2. Example of what the default template looks like in a post 3. Use our settings to easily style the link to match your website 4. Link to your own posts or to any external URL == Changelog == = 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 == Upgrade notice == = 2.0.0 = First major update with huge Gutenberg block improvements and an easy template editor = 1.3.3 = Update when using 1.3.2 = 1.3.2 = Update to prevent summary issues in Gutenberg = 1.3.1 = Update to ensure WordPress 5.0 and Gutenberg compatibility = 1.3.0 = Update for ease of use when linking to external websites = 1.2.2 = Update for Gutenberg compatibility = 1.2.1 = Update for Gutenberg compatibility = 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.