Google Photos embed
Using shared short URL of Google Photos, you can embed the image easy to blog.
3.7(9 reviews)
·700 active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, Google Photos embed is a WordPress amp plugin with 700 active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 9 reviews. It has been downloaded 18K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: AMP.
3.7/59 reviews
700active installs
18K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
You can easily embed the image use a shared URL of Google Photos.
Usage
- Open the google photo site (https://photos.google.com/)
- Choose an embedded image you want to blog in Google Photos.
- Click the Share button, you get a shareable link.
- Copy the shared link (https://photos.app.goo.gl/xxxxxxx) and paste it into the blog content.
Notice
- AMP support must be using Automattic AMP plugin or theme template with pre_amp_render_post action hook.
- Image URL is the unofficial way to get from OGP image. If the specification to share Google photo has been changed, there are times when it can not be used.
Customize
- It is displaying the OGP data as a caption.
- The size of the image, alignment, captions, etc. specified in the parameter.
General Parameter
- width : pixsels (width=”400″…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 4.8.28 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.1
- 2017-9-8
- fix: When allow_url_fopen is off, since getimagesize becomes Warning, rewrite to code that does not use getimagesize.
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