WordPress: Snap Preview Anywhere Plugin

December 1, 2006

12:25 am | Last updated: January 3, 2007 at: 8:55 am

Snap released a new feature that lets you display thumbnail for links on your website. It is called Snap Preview AnywhereTM.

Ajay has created a plugin called “Snap Preview AnywhereTM Plugin for WordPress!” that adds the code to your WordPress Blog.

Fixes for internal links as per latest SPA update
Added the option to disable SPA on all links. You can add class=”snap_preview” only on those links you wish to have the SPA display on.

Signup for SPA and generate the code. In the code you will find a 32-digit parameter that follows key=. This will be needed for configuring the display.
Download Snap Preview AnywhereTM Plugin v1.1.
Extract the contents of alt-spa.zip to wp-content/plugins/ folder. You should get a folder called alt-spa.
Activate the Plugin in WP-Admin.
Goto Options > SPA to configure. If you are upgrading from an earlier version, it is recommended that you click Default Options so as to clean up any old options.
You can configure the plugin to automatically add the code to wp_footer() (This needs to be present in your theme). Alternatively add <?php do_action('echo_spa'); ?> just before the </body>.

The following options can be set through Options > SPA:

SPA Key: This is a required parameter. You need to get your key for SPA by signing up and generating the code. In the code you will find a 32-digit parameter that follows key=. This has to be entered into the SPA Key field. The plugin will give you a message in case this is empty.
Display Preview for local links: Select if you want a thumbnail to display when hovering over internal links. (Default selected)
Display Snap Searcbox below the thumbnail: Select if you want to display the small box at the bottom of the thumbnail. (Default selected)
Automatically add the code to your footer: Select if you want the code to be added to the footer automatically. (Default selected)

WordPress: Snap Preview Anywhere Plugin