You’re going to want to see this. It’s not often that Google releases a plugin specifically for WordPress, but that’s exactly what they just did. It’s something we’re very curious about for how it will work for niche sites, and where it’s so new NOW might be the perfect time to try it out.
Get the plugin here: https://google.github.io/web-stories-wp/beta/
Google has some specifics you can read about here: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/guides/enable-web-stories
Here are a couple examples we made for you:
https://workprep.com/stories/become-a-millionaire/
https://workprep.com/stories/lawyer/
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Interesting. So it's like Slideshare but for Google snippets. I wonder what came of this – haven't seen a single one of these things in the search.
Stories are a piece of mobile content correct? So my question is… If you embed it in a post is a viewable on desktop within a post and if it is how is it gonna look? or is it only visible on a mobile device?
This seems like a more thought through Google+ to me. I'll definitely make a few stories.
Price? And how does is it related to shopify
Your one link can go to a landing page?
Can non-amp sites make web stories?
Thanks for sharing….I have been looking at Google Web Stories… just a note they recommend "Try to keep it under 200 characters or less per page" and more here https://amp.dev/documentation/guides-and-tutorials/start/create_successful_stories/
Thanks guys – great heads-up.
They're basically powerpoint presentations for generic content. I'm starting to really be tired with the low-attention span focus of newer web content.
hmmm
Very strange. What is ac"surp"?
What is a "Guttenberg blog post"?
Why do I care what Google wants?
It is a pretty neat plugin and I would see myself using it a lot for snackable stories, let's see how the final version turns out, ideally, they should add cool features as nws.ai has already.
Google on the way to dominate social media..
Wow. Now you guys should make the 500-hour-long video showing people how to make any of those google WP plugins to work.
COOL!
Google should make a WordPress competitor
Needs front end template edit
In Japan this visual-heavy "story" style is called "manga" and it is another idea that google has lifted from sites we created 20 years ago. Also, it seems to be another way for google to keep surfers on their SERPs versus delving into content pages on destination sites…making it just another way for webmasters and content creators to enrich google firstmost.
Just commenting before watching the video.
Hope you have a good day
this will give google another op. to censor. there is prob. agreements uses. its a trap. yes they will initially flavor things with more views. look what googles has done ytube from a to z … the exact samee principles but with vids . and look at the level of censorship. but its you i will not go near them i have been pulling all my data off google platforms and cross platforms. i shut down my blogger sites as well.
Was really
Hoping to see what a story looks like. Still confused.
Thanks, guys, published my first story: https://www.chromestory.com/stories/37426/
My question is, does it have to be embedded in a post or something you can do stand-alone outside of a post or page?
And how long is the life span of it?
If Google can abuse it they will. Not playing along with this giving them the opportunity to profit at the expense of content creators!
It will get way over used.
I really appreciate you guys showing some examples of this.
I’ve had this plugin for maybe a month. Saw it promoted by two other guys who didn’t go as far with it as you did. So, thanks👍🏾
That kind of scares me honestly I hope it doesn’t take the place of good old fashioned writing and reading like an adult not a 4th grader lol
Don't forget how famous Google is for abandoning technologies.
Hae about blogspot, are we can use the plugin to.??
I don't get it, is it like a gallery scroll? wth do you need this for if you have blog posts? Is this going to rank you better or something?
google+ all over again 😉 they do not have idea how to distract users from what they really searched for. Prepare for world after Google within next 2 yrs. Which is a good thing btw😁. Their service is crappy already- who needs yt stories?
I needed this thank youuuu
Fugly
Yeah… No…. Google is notorious in killing support / services altogether as per their whim.
I’m gonna hop in on this one! Definitely is beneficial to be in the first wave 🌊 I think these little stories do so well because our attention span as a society is dropping, but that’s what people want to see, short videos! The shorter videos do better on Tik Tok
Yeah if it’s like a little snippet that click through then it’s dope, otherwise not really, it’ll just make someone want to not visit my website fully for goodies
Can I download this new plugin from the wordpress dashboard when I'm logged in my wp site? If so, what's it called? I searched and did not see it. Thanks in advance.
I get most of my clients to use Tactiq, which automatically transcribes our sessions. So I can maintain engagement, and they don't have to lose focus by taking notes.
Google doesn't allow you to download the captions from a Google Meet meeting.
This is a free service, It also allows you to highlight the transcript and get a summary in Google Docs.
It is good if you are unable to record the session as well.
It's super handy https://tactiq.io/
Is this for Gutenberg only? I am used to Elementor and it's kind of ingrained in me. If it is Gutenberg only, how do I transfer it to Elementor?
Will Google penalize my story for putting my website on the image?
Thanks for doing this video. I'm going to install now.
I tried to install on my company's blog but there was a fatal error every time.
Fatal error: Arrays are not allowed in class constants in /home/focomultimidia/public_html/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/web-stories/includes/Media.php on line 47
I really think Google has done a pretty good job with this. 🙂
Everyone can now make something pretty and informal without being an experienced content creator.
I wish that Gutenberg blocks would take inspiration on this plugin.
My first story: https://t.ly/YRrX
Love this I’m redoing my site will use it for sure thank you