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WP Social Preview — WordPress SEO Plugin

by Iain Poulson · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.2 Tested up to WP 6.1.12 PHP 7.1+

WP Social Preview has 800+ active installs on WordPress.org and 8,680 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on November 19, 2022, tested up to WordPress 6.1.12.

WP Social Preview at a glance

Active installs
800+
Total downloads
8,680
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is WP Social Preview well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.1.12, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • See a full-size preview of how your posts and pages will look on social media sites before you share them
  • Use a custom title, description and image for individual posts and pages
  • Set a fallback image used for posts without a featured image and tag/category archives
  • Customize the title, description and image used on the front-page of your site
  • Automatically use the correct size and aspect ratio for images when sharing on social media sites
  • Automatically output open graph meta tags used by sites such as Google, Facebook, Twitter etc

WP Social Preview reviews and ratings

2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
3.5 out of 5

2 reviews

5★
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4★
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1★
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  • Plugin Disables Widget View in Admin Menu

    The plugin does what it is supposed to, but it also disables the Widget view in the Admin > Appearance > Widgets area. Possibly due to a conflict with the latest version of Wordpress.

    simonjonharding

  • Simple & Easy

    Excellent plugin that does the job of allowing me to customize how my site appears when sharing on social platforms like Twitter and Facebook.

    A5hleyRich

Details

Increase social media engagement by previewing and managing how your content will look on social media sites before sharing it!

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings WP Social Preview competes in

Tags

  • open graph
  • social
  • social image
  • social sharing
  • twitter card

More from Iain Poulson

Version
1.0.2
Last updated
Nov 19, 2022
First published
Feb 25, 2020
Requires WordPress
5.3
Tested up to
6.1.12
Requires PHP
7.1
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

WP Social Preview FAQ

What does WP Social Preview do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, WP Social Preview offers See a full-size preview of how your posts and pages will look on social media sites before you share them, Use a custom title, description and image for individual posts and pages, Set a fallback image used for posts without a featured image and tag/category archives, Customize the title, description and image used on the front-page of your site and Automatically use the correct size and aspect ratio for images when sharing on social media sites.

How many active installs does WP Social Preview have?

WordPress.org reports 800+ active installs for WP Social Preview as of September 7, 2026.

Is WP Social Preview still maintained?

The last release was on November 19, 2022, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is WP Social Preview free?

WP Social Preview is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.