Media Links
The Media style renders a compact horizontal row — a square thumbnail on the left with a title and optional provider subtitle stacked on the right. It is designed for music, podcast, and content listings where you want a visual identity without the height of a full card.
Switching a link to Media#
- Click the image icon in the link row toolbar
- The style panel expands below the row
- Under Display as, select Media (square thumbnail)
Fields#
Label — the title shown to the right of the thumbnail. This is the primary text visitors see.
URL — the destination when the row is clicked. For music and podcast links this is the track, album, or episode URL on the platform.
Image — the square thumbnail shown on the left. Click Choose Image to pick from the WordPress media library. Square images (1:1 ratio) work best — the thumbnail is displayed in a fixed square crop so portrait or landscape images will be cropped to fit.
Icon — an optional icon shown on the far right of the row. Set via the icon picker at the start of the link row.
Provider subtitle#
When the URL is from a recognised platform, WP LinkCanvas detects the provider automatically and shows a subtitle beneath the label — for example, “Spotify”, “Apple Podcasts”, or “SoundCloud”. This happens based on the URL pattern and does not require an API call.
The subtitle only appears when the link’s URL matches a known platform. For custom or unrecognised URLs no subtitle is shown.
Auto-fill from URL#
Paste a URL from YouTube, Vimeo, Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, or Bandcamp and click the auto-fill button. The label is populated from the track or episode title and the image is fetched from the platform’s oEmbed thumbnail. This gives you a ready-to-use Media row with a single click, which you can then customise.
What it looks like#
The row renders as a single full-width clickable link with three zones — the square image on the left, the title and subtitle in the centre, and the icon on the right if one is set. The layout closely matches what music streaming apps use for track listings, which makes it immediately recognisable to visitors.
When to use it#
Media works best when you have several content links to list — multiple podcast episodes, tracks, or videos — and you want them to feel like a content feed rather than a list of generic buttons. The compact height means you can show more links without the page feeling heavy.
For a single featured piece of content where visual impact matters more, the Enhanced Link (Image Card) style is usually a better choice.
Toolbar controls#
All standard toolbar controls apply — geo targeting, schedule, featured, sensitive content gate, visible/hidden, and remove. See Button Links for details on each.