Simple Link Embed

Simple Link Embed automatically fetches OGP data from any URL and displays it as a beautiful blog card in your posts. Just paste a link and the plugin retrieves the title, description, image, and site name automatically.

Features:

• WordPress Block (Gutenberg) Support – Fully compatible with modern block editor
• Automatic OGP Fetching – Just enter a URL to automatically retrieve OGP information
• Caching System – 7-day cache for fast performance
• Responsive Design – Mobile-friendly layout
• Theme Customization – Customize with CSS variables
• No JavaScript Library Dependencies – Lightweight, no JavaScript libraries required

External Services

This plugin uses the following external services:

1. YouTube oEmbed API

   • Service URL: https://www.youtube.com/oembed
   • Purpose: Retrieve metadata for YouTube URLs (title, author, thumbnail).
   • Data sent: The selected YouTube URL.
   • Terms of Service: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms
   • Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

2. YouTube thumbnail image service

   • Service URL: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{video_id}/hqdefault.jpg
   • Purpose: Fallback thumbnail retrieval for YouTube video cards.
   • Data sent: Video ID extracted from the selected YouTube URL.
   • Terms of Service: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms
   • Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

3. Google Analytics 4 (optional)

   • Service URL: https://www.google-analytics.com/
   • Purpose: Send link card click events when tracking is enabled in plugin settings.
   • Data sent: link_url, card_title, link_domain, page_title, page_url, and the configured GA4 measurement ID.
   • When sent: Only when the site owner enables tracking in this plugin and a GA4 gtag.js setup already exists on the site.
   • Terms of Service: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/
   • Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Security

If you find a security issue, please report it privately:

• Contact: contact@monokuro.design