When creating the shortcode, you can use any of the 20 shortcode parameters to make sure the embed will include the posts you want to display, and will look the way you want it to look..
Important If you use the method to get posts, the site you'll pull posts from has to be hosted on WordPress com, or use Jetpack plugin with JSON API module.
If you use the WP REST API, the site has to use the WP REST API plugin, 2 or above..
When set to true, if the posts include Featured Image, it will be displayed above the post... include title Default to true..
That credit link won't be displayed if you're embedding posts from your own site... image size Allows you to control the size of Featured Image displayed above the posts, if you've set include images to true..
When using the WP REST API, only the following values are allowed date, relevance, id, include, title, slug... Number of posts to display..
You can browse the source code to find out more. jeherve post embed blog id allows you to specify ID or normalized Jetpack or WordPress com site URL. jeherve post embed base api url allows you to specify another REST API URL where you'll get your posts from.
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Use the media endpoint from the WP REST API to grab the image when available..
Add support for the WP REST API, thanks to the new wpapi shortcode parameter..
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