Download External Images In Posts
This plugin will download external images in your posts to your "wp-content/uploads" folder.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.4★ from 9
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 15 Dec 2017
- Added
- Jan 2017
- Requires WP
- 4.7
- Tested up to
- WP 4.7.35
- Downloads
- 8,108
Our analysis
AI-assistedDownload External Images In Posts is a WordPress plugin that allows you to automatically download external images used in your posts. It replaces the URLs of these external images with local copies, saving them to your uploads folder instead of the Media Library. This can streamline your workflow if you frequently use images from other sites.
The plugin operates on the post or page preview, meaning it does not alter images in the admin Edit page or after saving the post. It is designed for users who want to simplify the process of incorporating external images into their content without manual uploads.
Best for: This plugin suits content creators who regularly use external images in their posts.
What it does well
- ✓Automates downloading external images
- ✓Replaces external URLs with local copies
- ✓Saves images to the uploads folder
Where it falls short
- •Does not save images to the Media Library
- •Only works on post/page preview
Verdict
Download External Images In Posts can be useful for users looking to streamline image management. However, its limitations in saving images to the Media Library may not suit everyone.
From the developer
Alexandru Vornicescu's own description of Download External Images In Posts, lightly tidied.
If you want to download external images in your posts automatically so the page will use local image files instead of external image files then this plugin can help you.
It will replace the URLs of all external images (if the image has a different host URL) in your posts.
The URLs will get replaced with a local image copy URLs.
The action will be made on the post/page preview, not in the admin Edit page or after post save.
All the images that will be saved to your uploads folder (wp-content\uploads), not to your Media Library page.
This plugin can make your work faster if you like to use external images from other sites and you would like not to lose times on uploading images into you library every time for every image.