Description
This plugin allows any user to add previews of websites right in the content of their posts using a simple [thumb]https://domain.com[/thumb] format. Users may also “optionally” turn on mouseover previews. No purchase or registration is required to use the plugin. Optional upgrade enables PRO features such as “Full-length Captures”, “Free Width Captures” and “Refresh on Demand”.
- Easily embed website previews in posts
- Flexible caching system allows you to store retrieved screenshots on your server
- [opt] Display custom images for queued or error thumbshots
- [opt] Display thumbshot URLs in a safe manner without linking them directly to the target website
- [opt] Display mouseover header preview over thumbshots
- [opt] Display mouseover pop-up preview over external links in your posts
- [opt] Utilize several Thumbshots.RU PRO features
Take a look at Thumbshots.RU for more information (https://www.thumbshots.ru/en/ “Website screenshots provider”).
Screenshots
The plugin interface 
Post editor button and inserted shortcode 
An example thumbshot with reload button, and an optional mouseover header preview
Installation
- Upload
thumbshots_pluginfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Edit plugin settings on Dashboard > Settings > Thumbshots Plugin page
FAQ
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Do I have to register on Thumbshots.RU to use this plugin?
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No, registration is optional. Only register if you want to use PRO features or if you have a high volume of traffic on the website.
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Contributors & Developers
“Thumbshots plugin” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.4.6
- Clear thumbshot cache when API key changes
- Fix: Internationalized Domain Names
- Updated thumbshots class to v1.7.5
1.4.5
- “noindex” and/or “nofollow” parameters can be added to individual thumbshots and override global settings
1.4.4
- Options to add rel=”noindex” and/or rel=”nofollow” to image links
- Updated thumbshots class to v1.7.5
1.4.3
- Added a link to plugin settings page
- Minor bugfixes and code clean-up
1.4.2
- New: restyled plugin menu button
- Fix: use HTTP/1.0 requests to prevent chunking
- Fix: errors in response headers parsing algorithm
1.4.1
- Released under GPL version 3 or any later version
1.4.0
- First public release