Init Embed Posts – Stylish, Fast, Portable

Init Embed Posts lets you embed WordPress content externally – with beautiful cards, real-time REST API data, and zero friction. Instead of using iframes or clunky oEmbed, this plugin gives you clean <div> + <script> snippets, which load the post or product dynamically using WordPress REST API. Designed for speed, style, and full control – using pure JavaScript and smart caching. This plugin is part of the Init Plugin Suite — a collection of minimalist, fast, and developer-focused tools for WordPress. GitHub repository: https://github.com/brokensmile2103/init-embed-posts Features:

• Embed any public post or WooCommerce product
• Works anywhere: raw HTML, CMS, blog, landing page…
• Beautiful card layout:
• Site name + favicon
• Title, excerpt, date (for posts)
• Featured image, horizontal gallery (optional)
• Product name, price, sale price with strikethrough
• "Add to cart" styled button (optional)
• Auto dark mode, adapts to embedding site
• Hover effects and modern UI
• Skeleton loader while waiting for data
• JS-only, no iframe, no jQuery, no dependency
• Modal UI to generate personalized embed code
• Smart <script> switching:
• init-embed.js for posts
• init-embed-product.js for Woo products
• Embed attributes:
• data-theme="light|dark|auto" – force or auto-detect theme
• data-image, data-featured, data-cart – control content
• Cached REST API (immutable, 1 year)
• Developer filters to customize data and HTML

1.3 – July 9, 2025

• Refactor embed modal: now fully rendered via JavaScript, no PHP template used
• Add two new toggle options in modal: "Show post meta" and "Show review"
• Post meta now displays published time, view count, and comment count with icons
• Review support: renders 5-star rating and average score if Init Review System is active
• Enhance REST API:
• Add comment_count, view_count, and review data
• Support multiple view count plugins (Jetpack, WP-PostViews, WP Statistics, Post Views Counter)
• Allow custom view field via init_plugin_suite_embed_posts_view_count_keys filter
• published_at now returns human-readable time difference (e.g. 2 days) instead of ISO
• Minor UI adjustments and cleaner card layout

1.2 – June 30, 2025

• Add uninstall.php to clean up settings on deletion
• Change default theme from auto to light for better compatibility

1.1 – June 14, 2025

• Add support for WooCommerce product embeds
• New REST endpoint: /product/{id}
• Product embed supports featured image, price, sale price (with strikethrough), and dark mode
• Auto-insert embed button after product meta (if enabled)
• Embed code now includes data-type to switch JS logic
• New embed script: init-embed-product.js
• Cleaned up UI styles and fixed edge cases

1.0 – June 9, 2025

• Initial release
• Embed any post with responsive card
• Modal UI for embed code generation
• REST API with cache-friendly headers
• Vanilla JS – lightweight and dependency-free
• Works anywhere, no iframe/oEmbed needed