Simple Link Embed

Simple Link Embed lets editors create link cards from external URLs or internal posts in the block editor. Paste a URL or search for a post, and the plugin fetches metadata such as the title, description, image, and site name automatically.

When an editor inserts or refreshes a card, the plugin requests the selected URL from the server side to fetch metadata. Preview images and site favicons are still loaded from the linked site when available.

Features:

• WordPress Block (Gutenberg) Support – Fully compatible with modern block editor
• External and Internal Links – Paste an external URL or search for an internal post from the editor
• Automatic Metadata Fetching – Retrieves OGP and fallback metadata from the selected page
• Card Display Controls – Control image position, description, site name, and link target behavior
• Site Favicon with Fallback – Uses the linked site’s favicon when available and falls back to a bundled icon
• YouTube and X Support – Includes service-specific metadata handling and fallbacks
• Optional GA4 Click Tracking – Sends click events only when explicitly enabled

External Services

This plugin uses the following external services:

1. 01Linked page metadata fetch Service URL: The exact URL entered by the editor
2. 02Purpose: Retrieve page metadata such as title, description, image, canonical URL, site name, and favicon to build the link card.
3. 03Data sent: The selected URL is requested from the site server when an editor inserts or refreshes a card. The remote server may receive the site server IP address and user agent.
4. 04Terms of Service / Privacy Policy: Depend on the linked destination website selected by the editor.
5. 05Linked page preview image and favicon Service URL: The og:image URL and favicon URL provided by the linked destination website
6. 06Purpose: Display the linked page’s preview image and site icon in the card.
7. 07Data sent: Site visitors’ browsers request these image URLs when viewing a page that contains the card.