URL Parse plugin will be responsible for fetching meta information along with 330 characters from the supplied website url.
As of April 2026, Parse URL is a WordPress url plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 9.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Custom Post Type Permalinks.
URL Parse plugin will be responsible for fetching meta information along with 330 characters from the supplied website url.
Optionally, it also takes the image parameter where we need to supply a specific uploaded image in the post. This parser takes care
of url forwarding. Optionally this parser takes 2 parameters named url_name and tag_name. These parameters are stored in the database
as key-value pair. url_name is the primary DNS and tag_name is the tag within which the actual text is stored.
For example,
If the url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Italy-regrets-killing-of-Indian-fishermen/articleshow/11990083.cms
and if the text is actually under the tag “div class=Normal” then the shortcode can be used as follows:
[url_parse url=’http://timesofindia.indiat…
| WordPress | 2.0+ requiredTested up to 2.0 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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