Meta Embeds for WordPress

Embed Threads, Instagram, and Facebook content in your WordPress site. Simply paste a URL and get a rich embed — no access tokens or configuration required.

Features

• Threads Embeds: Paste a Threads post URL and get a rich, interactive embed.
• Instagram Embeds: Paste an Instagram image, video, or carousel post URL and get a rich, interactive embed.
• Facebook Embeds: Paste a Facebook post or reel URL and get a rich, interactive embed.
• Block Editor Support: Dedicated "Threads", "Instagram", and "Facebook" embed blocks with a live preview.
• Classic Editor Support: Auto-embeds Threads, Instagram, and Facebook URLs via WordPress oEmbed.
• Lightweight: No external dependencies, no settings page, no bloat.
• Tokenless: Uses Meta's tokenless oEmbed APIs for instant, frictionless embeds.

Supported URL Formats

Threads:

• Post Permalink: https://www.threads.com/@{username}/post/{media-shortcode}/
• Shorthand Post URL: https://www.threads.com/t/{media-shortcode}/

Instagram:

• Image and Carousel Posts: https://www.instagram.com/p/{media-shortcode}/
• Reels: https://www.instagram.com/reel/{media-shortcode}/
• Profiles: https://www.instagram.com/{username}/

Facebook:

• Posts: https://www.facebook.com/{username}/posts/{post-id}/
• Reels: https://www.facebook.com/reel/{reel-id}/

Installation

Requires WordPress 5.9+ and PHP 7.4+.

From WordPress.org (Recommended)

1. Go to Plugins > Add New in your WordPress admin and search for "Meta Embeds".
2. Click Install Now, then Activate.

Manual Installation

1. Download the latest release .zip file from GitHub Releases.
2. In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
3. Upload the .zip file and click Install Now.
4. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu.

That's it — no configuration needed.

Usage

Paste a Threads, Instagram, or Facebook URL on its own line in the editor:

https://www.threads.com/@threads/post/DWjTI0cgH5O/

https://www.instagram.com/p/fA9uwTtkSN/

https://www.facebook.com/kevinloveofficial/posts/pfbid0nWhZeiMVjzLHVjzR6QngXeVug8Nw4YxncbbZrquMu72r3HM8a73k55keRWiaWNLTl/

The plugin handles the rest.

Threads: Both threads.com and legacy threads.net URLs are supported, including /t/ short links (e.g. threads.com/t/{media-shortcode}).

Instagram: Post URLs (instagram.com/p/{media-shortcode}), reel URLs (instagram.com/reel/{media-shortcode}), and profile URLs (instagram.com/{username}) are supported.

Facebook: Post URLs (facebook.com/{username}/posts/{post-id}) and reel URLs (facebook.com/reel/{reel-id}) are supported.

Privacy

This plugin registers Meta's oEmbed API endpoints as providers in WordPress. When a Threads, Instagram, or Facebook URL is embedded:

• WordPress makes a server-side request to graph.threads.com/oembed (Threads), graph.facebook.com/v25.0/instagram_oembed (Instagram), graph.facebook.com/v25.0/oembed_post (Facebook posts), or graph.facebook.com/v25.0/oembed_video (Facebook videos) to fetch the embed HTML.
• The embed HTML includes a script tag that loads threads.com/embed.js, instagram.com/embed.js, or connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js on the frontend to render the embed.
• No user data is collected or stored by this plugin.
• Frontend embed rendering is subject to Meta's Privacy Policy.
• Access to and use of this plugin is subject to Meta Platform Terms, Developer Policies, and Meta's Community Standards, together with all other applicable terms and policies.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.0 or later.