ShrinkTheWeb (STW) Website Previews Plugin
This plugin accesses the ShrinkTheWeb API to automatically replace special tags in posts with website screenshots, where desired.
3.7(6 reviews)
·70 active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, ShrinkTheWeb (STW) Website Previews Plugin is a WordPress preview plugin with 70 active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 19K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: MW WP Form.
3.7/56 reviews
70active installs
19K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
This plugin allows any WordPress user to easily add thumbnail previews of websites right in the content of their posts using a simple [stwthumb]http://www.yourwebsite.com[/stwthumb] format. Loads of examples are available within the plugin documentation (you’ll see it when you activate the plugin).
The plugin requires a free or paid account from the thumbnail provider service ShrinkTheWeb.com. No purchase is required to use the plugin or the free service.
Cool Features
- Easily embed web page screenshots anywhere using shortcode!
- So simple to use with TinyMCE shortcode helper!
- Supports caching screenshots locally
- Plenty of examples in the plugin documentation
- Custom screenshot image quality
- Enable mouseover (hover) screenshot previews
- Alt and Title attributes support via shortcodes
- C…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.9+ requiredTested up to 4.8.28 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.8.3
- BUG FIX: Reverted unintentional change to XSD URLs, which broke XML parsing, in some cases.
Contributors
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