Title: Tribulant Thumbshots
Author: Tribulant Software
Published: <strong>February 11, 2010</strong>
Last modified: September 9, 2014

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Tribulant Thumbshots

 By [Tribulant Software](https://profiles.wordpress.org/contrid/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/thumbshots.1.0.2.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/thumbshots/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/thumbshots/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/thumbshots/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/thumbshots/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/thumbshots/)

## Description

Quickly insert a thumbshot of any website with a shortcode and a URL as a parameter
into any WordPress post/page. This plugin makes use of the Thumbshots.com service
and can be used with either a free or a paid account.

Thanks to Ian Blackford from [Design Conscious](http://www.designconscious.com/)
for the initial concept and funding of the plugin.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Thumbshots on the front-end inside a WordPress post.
 * [[
 * The thumbshots shortcodes in the WordPress TinyMCE editor.
 * [[
 * The thumbshots configuration page with some settings.

## Installation

Follow the steps below to install the WordPress Thumbshots plugin on your site…

 1. Go to the ‘Plugins’ page of your WordPress dashboard.
 2. Click the ‘Add New’ button at the top to install a new plugin.
 3. Search for “wordpress thumbshots plugin” and in the results, find it.
 4. Click the ‘Install’ link to the right and install the plugin.

OR

 1. Download the ZIP package from WordPress.org.
 2. Upload the `thumbshots` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

To display a thumbnail/screenshot of a website inside any WordPress post/page, put
the shortcode `[thumbshot url="http://domain.com"]` and replace the URL parameter
with your preferred URL/link. You can use multiple instances of this shortcode in
a post/page and on multiple posts/pages.

## FAQ

  Can I use multiple instances?

Yes, you can use multiple instances on a post/page and on multiple posts/pages.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Tribulant Thumbshots” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Tribulant Software ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/contrid/)
 *   [ ian-blackford ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ian-blackford/)

[Translate “Tribulant Thumbshots” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/thumbshots)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/thumbshots/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/thumbshots/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/thumbshots/) by 
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/thumbshots/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.2.1

 * Changed plugin name to `Tribulant Thumbshots`
 * Updated WordPress compatibilit to 4.0

#### 1.0.1

 * Thanks to Ian Blackford for the initial concept and funding of the plugin

#### 1.0

 * Initial release of the WordPress Thumbshots plugin.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.2.1**
 *  Last updated **12 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 2.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.0.38**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/thumbshots/)
 * Tags
 * [screenshots](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/screenshots/)[urls](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/urls/)
   [website screenshots](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/website-screenshots/)
   [websites](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/websites/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/thumbshots/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ Tribulant Software ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/contrid/)
 *   [ ian-blackford ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ian-blackford/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/thumbshots/)

## Donate

Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin?

 [ Donate to this plugin ](http://tribulant.com)