Create generic oEmbed shortcode

[BasixKOR]

Problem

In current situation, the users have to create shortcodes for each websites they wanna embed (if they aren't going to paste HTML directly).

Solution

oEmbed allows users to have an uniformed way to embed things. it is widely adopted by:

• YouTube
• CodeSandbox
• GIPHY
• Reddit
• Scribd
• Spotify
• SpeakerDeck
• Twitter

And so much more. I think supporting oEmbed would cover a lot of use-cases for custom shortcode. And we don't have to keep builtin shortcodes updated unless oEmbed spec changes.

Why not just create your own oEmbed shortcode?

Well it is technically possible. There's already a post about how it can be done. However I think this would be much nice to be supported by Hugo because:

• It allows to embed a lot of websites without a hassle.
• (AFAIK) There's no way to send HTTP request on shortcode, so you gotta keep your own copy of the providers list which can be outdated really fast.
• Hugo doesn't have to store all the providers; it could discover from the URL user put. Note that this is not supported on all providers.

Problems

• It is extremely likely that this isn't gonna end up with a simple shortcode template.
• It will certainly bring some trackers with embeds, unlike the simple variants.

[BasixKOR]

Note: Facebook and Instagram support is out of scope in this proposal since they require a Facebook Developer Account.

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