Title: Hover Preview
Author: Oleksiy Lavrynenko
Published: <strong>January 27, 2025</strong>
Last modified: January 27, 2025

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# Hover Preview

 By [Oleksiy Lavrynenko](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lavrynenko/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/hover-preview.1.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/hover-preview/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/hover-preview/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/hover-preview/#installation)
 * [Development](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/hover-preview/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hover-preview/)

## Description

Hover Preview enhances your WordPress website by displaying a small website preview
when users hover over a link.
 It utilizes the PagePeeker service to generate the
previews, making it easier for users to get a sneak peek of the linked website.

#### Features

 * Automatically displays a preview of the linked website when hovering over a link.
 * Easily configure the API key for the PagePeeker service.
 * Lightweight and responsive design.
 * Free to use with the PagePeeker unbranded plan.

#### How to Get Started

 1. Install and activate the plugin.
 2. Navigate to “Settings > Hover Preview” in the WordPress admin dashboard.
 3. Enter your PagePeeker API key. If you don’t have one, sign up for a free unbranded
    plan here:
     [https://pagepeeker.com/signup/unbranded/](https://pagepeeker.com/signup/unbranded/).
 4. Save the settings and enjoy!

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * **Link with preview** – A small preview displayed when hovering over a link.

## Installation

 1. Download the plugin zip file.
 2. Upload the zip file through the “Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin” section in 
    the WordPress admin dashboard.
 3. Activate the plugin.
 4. Configure the API key under “Settings > Hover Preview.”

## FAQ

### Where can I get a PagePeeker API key?

You can sign up for a free unbranded API key at PagePeeker: [https://pagepeeker.com/signup/unbranded/](https://pagepeeker.com/signup/unbranded/).

### Can I customize the preview size?

The current version does not support custom preview sizes. This feature may be added
in a future release.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Hover Preview” is open source software. The following people have contributed to
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Oleksiy Lavrynenko ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lavrynenko/)

[Translate “Hover Preview” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hover-preview)

### Interested in development?

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

## Changelog

#### 1.1

 * Added an admin settings page for configuring the API key.
 * Included a helper link to guide users on obtaining a free API key.

#### 1.0

 * Initial release with basic hover preview functionality.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1**
 *  Last updated **1 year ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.7.5**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hover-preview/)
 * Tags
 * [hover](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/hover/)[link preview](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/link-preview/)
   [preview](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/preview/)[website preview](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/website-preview/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/hover-preview/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ Oleksiy Lavrynenko ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lavrynenko/)

## Support

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 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hover-preview/)

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