Admin settings page with API configuration
Capture is a WordPress plugin that allows you to easily embed website screenshots and generate PDFs using the Capture API. Simply use shortcodes in your posts and pages to automatically generate and display screenshots or provide PDF download links.
Features:
- Easy-to-use shortcodes for screenshots and PDFs
- Configurable default settings
- Responsive images with lazy loading
- Test API connection directly from admin
- Secure API credential storage
- Support for all Capture API parameters
- Clean, semantic HTML output
Requirements:
- Capture API account (get yours at https://capture.page/console)
- WordPress 4.7+
- PHP 7.4+
Shortcode Examples:
Screenshot: [capture_screenshot url="https://example.com" vw=1200 vh=800 full=true]
PDF: [capture_pdf url="https://example.com" format="A4" text="Download PDF"]
External services
This plugin relies on Capture (https://capture.page), a third-party service for generating website screenshots and PDFs. This external service is essential for the plugin’s core functionality.
What the service is and what it is used for:
Capture (https://capture.page) is a browser automation API that can generate screenshot and PDFs from webpage URLs. It is used by this plugin to process the URLs provided in the shortcodes and return the corresponding screenshot or PDF files.
What data is sent and when:
– The target website URL that you want to capture (sent when using shortcodes)
– Screenshot parameters like viewport size, image format, and capture options
– PDF parameters like paper size, orientation, and margins
– Your API credentials (key and hash generated using secret) for authentication
– Data is sent every time a [capture_screenshot] or [capture_pdf] shortcode is processed on your website
Service links:
– Terms of Service: https://capture.page/terms
– Privacy Policy: https://capture.page/privacy
– Documentation pages https://docs.capture.page
API Endpoint:
The plugin connects to https://cdn.capture.page to generate screenshots and PDFs.
User consent:
By using this plugin, website administrators acknowledge that they are sending website URLs and request parameters to Capture service.
