[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64858: Add Threads as an oEmbed provider

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#64858: Add Threads as an oEmbed provider
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 Reporter:  pmestevez                            |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  feature request                      |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Future
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Component:  Embeds                               |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests dev-        |     Focuses:
  feedback                                       |
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Comment (by pmestevez):

 Replying to [comment:12 swissspidy]:
 > While we might potentially make this less strict and allow plain
 blockquotes (#61127), the blockquote returned by the API is basically
 empty except for a "View on Threads" text, which isn't really useful.

 Yeah, the blockquote is just a fallback. The script is the one that
 triggers loading the actual HTML. This is something that we could change
 to enable auto-discovery. My main concern is how to determine the
 dimensions of the iframe, but my team can take a look at this.


 > I just tried using the oEmbed endpoint at
 `https://graph.threads.net/v1.0/oembed?url=https://www.threads.com/@paul.0key/post/DV_pLGWAugC`
 >
 > Unfortunately it does not obey the `maxwidth` and `maxheight` request
 parameters, as required by the spec (despite the docs saying otherwise).
 There is no `height` response field either. Some other fields are absent
 too but they're all optional, so that's fine.

 The `maxHeight` parameter is documented as not supported; I believe it is
 not that uncommon. We'll take a look at the `maxwidth` one, since it
 should be respected within the documented supported range.


 > Social Post Embed has 50+ active installs, and Social Post Embed does
 not support Threads specifically. Jetpack also doesn't appear to support
 it.

 Not sure if we were looking at the same Social Post Embed plugin. I was
 referring to [https://wordpress.com/plugins/social-post-embed this one],
 which explicitly mentions support of Threads.

 > That's great to hear indeed! I know how fast the wind can change at such
 a big company thoigh, so I'm sure you understand there will be still some
 reservations about this.

 Yes, I do. To be fair, though, WordPress Core supports embeds from other
 big companies. My hope is that we don't infer a pattern from a single
 instance. You are preaching to the choir; we see the value and understand
 the importance and we did our homework.


 > The earliest this could land is in WordPress 7.1, due in August.

 Understood. We can plan around that timeline and explore the auto-
 discovery and plugin routes in the mean time.


 > From my perspective, the biggest concerns are oEmbed spec compliance and
 lack of trust because of past events. We don't want to have to remove this
 again after 3-4 years like we had to with the Facebook embeds.
 >
 > We're generally more reserved towards adding new providers these days
 because of stories like that. There are always some security
 considerations as well since this allows inserting arbitrary unfiltered
 HTML. That's why plugins are a great way to add new providers and usually
 the recommended way before core adds support.

 I understand. I believe the size and the relevance of the platform
 warrants support in Core.


 >
 > At the moment my suggestion is as follows:
 >
 > - Threads to make sure `maxwidth` actually works and that the oEmbed
 endpoint generally follows the spec
 > - Embeds component maintainers to keep an eye on community adoption and
 feedback
 > - Maintainers to revisit this in June before 7.1 feature freeze

 Sounds good. In addition to these, I will explore the possibility of
 returning a properly sized iframe. Thanks!

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