Title: Nanitalk MovieDB Widget
Author: nanitalk
Published: <strong>July 8, 2026</strong>
Last modified: July 8, 2026

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# Nanitalk MovieDB Widget

 By [nanitalk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tanjencompany/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/nanitalk-moviedb-widget.1.2.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nanitalk-moviedb-widget/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nanitalk-moviedb-widget/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nanitalk-moviedb-widget/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nanitalk-moviedb-widget/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nanitalk-moviedb-widget/)

## Description

MovieDB Widget connects your WordPress site to a self-hosted **MovieDB (Nanitalk)**
instance and renders a rich information widget for movies and TV series directly
inside your posts.

Features:

 * Search movies and TV series from the post editor sidebar.
 * Insert a widget as the post’s main title, or drop multiple `[moviedb_widget]`
   shortcodes for list-style articles.
 * Auto-insert the widget after a chosen paragraph, after the content, or shortcode-
   only.
 * Per-country watch-provider data (configurable default country).
 * Server-side caching via the WordPress Transient API (12-hour TTL).
 * Optional outbound webhook that notifies your MovieDB instance when a linked article
   is published, unpublished, or trashed (signed with HMAC-SHA256).

The plugin works out of the box against the default MovieDB instance (https://moviedb.
nanitalk.com). Advanced users can point it at their own self-hosted MovieDB instance
under the settings page.

### External services

This plugin connects to a third-party / self-hosted MovieDB instance that **you 
configure** under Settings  MovieDB Widget. Nothing is sent until you enter a Base
URL.

It connects to the configured MovieDB instance (e.g. `https://moviedb.nanitalk.com`)
to:

 1. **Search titles** — when you type in the editor search box, the search term is 
    sent to `GET {base_url}/api/search`.
 2. **Fetch widget data** — when rendering a widget, the title ID, country code and
    variant are sent to `GET {base_url}/api/widgets/title/{id}`.
 3. **Report article links (webhook)** — when a post linked to a title is published,
    unpublished, or trashed, the site name, post ID, post URL, title ID and status 
    are sent to `POST {base_url}/api/integrations/wordpress/article-link`, signed with
    a shared HMAC-SHA256 secret.

Widget responses may include image URLs served from `https://image.tmdb.org` and`
https://images.justwatch.com`, which are loaded by the visitor’s browser.

Because the MovieDB instance is configured by the site owner, the data sent and 
any applicable terms or privacy policy depend on that deployment. The reference 
instance is available at https://moviedb.nanitalk.com

## Screenshots

[⌊Movie widget rendered inside a post — backdrop, ratings, cast and watch providers.⌉⌊
Movie widget rendered inside a post — backdrop, ratings, cast and watch providers
.⌉[

Movie widget rendered inside a post — backdrop, ratings, cast and watch providers.

[⌊TV series widget — compact layout with scores, synopsis and streaming availability.⌉⌊
TV series widget — compact layout with scores, synopsis and streaming availability
.⌉[

TV series widget — compact layout with scores, synopsis and streaming availability.

## Installation

 1. Install the plugin via Plugins  Add New, or upload the ZIP via Plugins  Add New
    Upload Plugin.
 2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
 3. That’s it — the plugin works out of the box against the default MovieDB instance(
    https://moviedb.nanitalk.com). Optionally visit Settings  MovieDB Widget to point
    it at a different MovieDB instance or set a default country.

## FAQ

### Do I need to configure anything?

No. After activation the plugin works immediately using the default MovieDB instance.
You only need the settings page if you run your own MovieDB instance and want to
point the plugin at it.

### Can I use my own MovieDB backend?

Yes. Enter your own MovieDB Base URL (and, if you use the article-link webhook, 
an Integration Secret matching your instance) under Settings  MovieDB Widget.

### How do I add a widget to a post?

Use the “MovieDB Widget” box in the post sidebar to search and link a title, or 
insert the `[moviedb_widget id="123"]` shortcode manually.

### Is the integration secret stored safely?

The secret is stored as a WordPress option and is only used server-side to sign 
outbound webhooks with HMAC-SHA256. It is never printed back into the settings form.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Nanitalk MovieDB Widget” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ nanitalk ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tanjencompany/)

[Translate “Nanitalk MovieDB Widget” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/nanitalk-moviedb-widget)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nanitalk-moviedb-widget/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/nanitalk-moviedb-widget/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/nanitalk-moviedb-widget/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/nanitalk-moviedb-widget/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.2.1

 * Initial public release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.2.1**
 *  Last updated **9 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0**
 *  PHP version ** 8.1 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [movies](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/movies/)[shortcode](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/)
   [tv series](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tv-series/)[widget](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nanitalk-moviedb-widget/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ nanitalk ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tanjencompany/)

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