Adds support for embedding Facebook and Instagram posts in Block Editor (Gutenberg) and Classic Editor.
Adds support for embedding Facebook and Instagram posts in Block Editor (Gutenberg) and Classic Editor. This feature was removed in WordPress core due to deprecation of legacy APIs WordPress core used.
Prior to WordPress 5.5.1, WordPress had support to embed Instagram and Facebook photos, videos, notes, quizes, etc in posts created with Block Editor and Classic Editor. However, Facebook removed this legacy API in October 2020, and this plugin implements the new APIs to bring back support for Facebook and Instagram content embedding.
Note that you will need to register a Facebook developer account and create an app to get API credentials that this plugin uses. There is no coding necessary, but an API key needs to be created and set for the plugin.
Detailed setup instructions are available in oEmbed Plus guide at PHP.Watch
This project is not owned, endorsed, or otherwise affiliated with Facebook Inc. or Instagram LLC.
Yes, but only in versions prior to 5.5.1, and it used a legacy API that stopped working after October 24, 2020.
See #50861 for more information.
Yes, this plugin requires PHP 7.1 or later. That is by design.
Probably not. This plugin is intended to bring back functionality the WordPress core eventually drops.
Go to Settings -> Writing, and you will see a section to enter Facebook App ID and Secret.
Alternately, you can set the Facebook App ID and secret in the wp-config.php
file. If they are set in the wp-config.php
file, the settings form in Settings -> Writing section will be disabled.
To enter the Facebook App ID and secret, update the wp-config.php
file in root of your WordPress installation, and append the following lines:
define('OEMBED_PLUS_FACEBOOK_APP_ID', '<App ID Here>'); define('OEMBED_PLUS_FACEBOOK_SECRET', '<Secret Here>');
It is possible to completely hide the administration form added by this plugin in Admin wp-config.php
file, and keep the administration UI minimal.
To hide the administration form, update the wp-config.php
file with an extra line:
define('OEMBED_PLUS_HIDE_ADMIN_UI', true);
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https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=<ID>
URL pattern to supported video URL patterns.wp-config.php
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OEMBED_PLUS_HIDE_ADMIN_UI
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