This plugin adds a shortcode to get a similar functionality that has facebook when a link is pasted to the input status.
As of April 2026, Embed Link ShortCode is a WordPress link plugin with 10 active installations and a 1/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Custom Post Type Permalinks.
‘Embed Link ShortCode’ tries to emulate the functionality that facebook has when a link is pasted to the input status.
But it doesn’t happen when you paste a link in the body of a new post (as when you paste a youtube link in the visual view of a post), it’s done using a shortcode.
The provided link to the shortcode is fetched to get the meta tags, and these meta tags are used to render the new post content. It tries to get an image and put it as
post default thumbnail, and it uses some meta tags to get title text and to add a quote. The order in the post content is: image, quote and link.
If you don’t like the HTML render, you can always edit the code to change format or suggest me some changes.
Usage:
1- Create a new post.
2- Add only the…
| WordPress | 4.2+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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