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Google Photos embed
Using shared short URL of Google Photos, you can embed the image easy to blog.
The facts
- Rating
- 3.7★ from 9
- Active installs
- 700+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 8 Sep 2017
- Added
- Nov 2015
- Requires WP
- 4.6
- Tested up to
- WP 4.8.30
- Downloads
- 19,505
Our analysis
AI-assistedGoogle Photos Embed is a WordPress plugin that allows you to embed images from Google Photos using shared URLs. You can simply copy a shareable link from Google Photos and paste it into your blog content to display the image.
The plugin supports various customization options for image size, alignment, and captions. It is particularly useful for users who want to include images from their Google Photos library in their WordPress posts.
Best for: This plugin suits bloggers who frequently use Google Photos and want to embed images easily.
What it does well
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
- ✓Allows embedding images from Google Photos
- ✓Customizable parameters for size and alignment
- ✓Displays OGP data as a caption
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in September 2017
- •Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.30
- •Potential issues if Google changes its sharing specifications
Verdict
Google Photos Embed provides a straightforward way to include images from Google Photos in your posts, but it may have limitations due to its age and lack of recent updates.
From the developer
enomoto celtislab's own description of Google Photos embed, lightly tidied.
You can easily embed the image use a shared URL of Google Photos.
Usage
- Open the google photo site (https://photos.google.com/)
- Choose an embedded image you want to blog in Google Photos.
- Click the Share button, you get a shareable link.
- Copy the shared link (https://photos.app.goo.gl/xxxxxxx) and paste it into the blog content.
Notice
- AMP support must be using Automattic AMP plugin or theme template with pre_amp_render_post action hook.
- Image URL is the unofficial way to get from OGP image. If the specification to share Google photo has been changed, there are times when it can not be used.
Customize
- It is displaying the OGP data as a caption.
- The size of the image, alignment, captions, etc. specified in the parameter.
General Parameter
- width : pixsels (width=”400″)
- height : pixsels (height=”400″)
- align : alignnone / aliginleft / aligncenter / alignright (align=”aligncenter”)
- caption : caption text. If the non-display caption=”false” set.
- type : gif (default jpg) If possible, displayed in a GIF animation format.
e.g. [embed width=”320″ height=”150″ align=”alignright” type=”gif” caption=”xxxxxxx”]https://photos.app.goo.gl/xxxxxxx[/embed]
Special Parameter (picopt)
- w : width pixsels
- h : height pixsels
- s : long side pixsels
- r : rotete image 90/180/270
- c : Trimming from the center of the image
- p : Trimming centered on the person or the like in the image
- no : Meybe. If possible, video->GIF animation conversion
e.g. [embed picopt=”w320-h150-r90-p”]https://photos.app.goo.gl/xxxxxxx[/embed]
※ Parameters of picopt is unofficial. (estimated from picasa image customization options)
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