Title: Custom Card Link – OGP Blog Card Block
Author: Takao Yamamoto
Published: <strong>Jen 29, 2022</strong>
Last modified: Septanm 20, 2026

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# Custom Card Link – OGP Blog Card Block

 By [Takao Yamamoto](https://profiles.wordpress.org/takao502/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/custom-card-link.1.1.8.zip)

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## Description

Custom Card Link is a Gutenberg block for creating customizable blog cards and link
previews from internal or external URLs.

For internal links, the plugin uses the WordPress post title, excerpt, and featured
image. For external links, it retrieves metadata such as the title, description,
and image from OGP (Open Graph Protocol) tags.

#### Features

 * Create blog cards for internal and external links
 * Retrieve OGP titles, descriptions, and images for external URLs
 * Use WordPress post data for internal URLs
 * Choose between card and list layouts
 * Adjust margins and spacing around the link
 * Add shadows to cards and lists
 * Configure movement and animation on hover
 * Cache external OGP metadata and refresh it asynchronously
 * Display responsive card images

Customizable link cards can make related content and external resources easier to
identify and navigate.

## Screenshots

[⌊The settings screen for adjusting the design of link cards.⌉⌊The settings screen
for adjusting the design of link cards.⌉[

The settings screen for adjusting the design of link cards.

## Blocks

This plugin provides 1 block.

 *   Custom Card Link Creating a card-type link to the URL you enter.

## Installation

 1. Install Custom Card Link through the WordPress plugin screen, or upload the plugin
    files to the `/wp-content/plugins/custom-card-link` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
 3. Add the ‘Custom Card Link’ block in the block editor and enter an internal or external
    URL.
 4. Configure the layout and design from the block settings and the Custom Card Link
    settings screen.

## FAQ

### Is this plugin free?

Yes. Custom Card Link is free, open-source software licensed under the GPL.

### Does it support both internal and external links?

Yes. Internal links use data from the corresponding WordPress post. External links
use metadata retrieved from the linked page, including OGP metadata when available.

### Is external OGP metadata cached?

Yes. Retrieved metadata is cached and refreshed asynchronously to avoid fetching
the external page during normal front-end rendering.

### How can I report a bug?

Please send a message through this [form](https://ap-ep.com/inquiry/).

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Custom Card Link – OGP Blog Card Block” is open source software. The following 
people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Takao Yamamoto ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/takao502/)

“Custom Card Link – OGP Blog Card Block” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank
you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/custom-card-link/contributors)
for their contributions.

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### Interested in development?

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

## Changelog

#### 1.1.3

 * Improved OGP fetching with asynchronous cache refresh.
 * Improved responsive card image output.
 * Reduced unused dependencies in the administration screen.
 * Improved reliability when external metadata retrieval fails.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1.8**
 *  Last updated **1 week ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.9 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.2**
 *  PHP version ** 8.0 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-card-link/) and [Japanese](https://ja.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-card-link/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/custom-card-link)
 * Tags
 * [blogcard](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/blogcard/)[gutenberg](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gutenberg/)
   [link preview](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/link-preview/)[linkcard](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/linkcard/)
   [ogp](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ogp/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-card-link/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Takao Yamamoto ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/takao502/)

## Support

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