EXMAGE – WordPress Image Links helps you save storage by using external image/video URLs. These images are shown in Media library like normal images so that you can choose them for post/product featured image, WooCommerce product gallery… or everywhere that images are chosen from Media library.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
- This plugin only supports real image URLs that have correct image mime type. It does not support image URLs from an image hosting service
FEATURES
- Add external images/videos by URL (e.g., from Imgur, YouTube, Vimeo).
- Use external images in WooCommerce product galleries.
- Support for replacing media even after the plugin is disabled
- Set thumbnail for external videos
- Set a featured video for blog posts or products
- Shortcode to show external video directly
- Edit/update the URL of external media
- AI-generated ALT attributes based on image content and your configuration
- “CDN Uploads” feature: Push your images/videos to your CDN instead of saving them on your server.
- External image identification: External images are marked with a unique icon to distinguish them from locally stored attachments.
- Full compatibility with WooCommerce and WordPress media features: External images are assigned an attachment ID, allowing you to use them anywhere in WordPress that supports Media Library images, including:
- Post and product featured images
- Post’s featured video
- Product galleries
- Variation images
- Product category images
- Filter external images in the Media Dashboard with three filtering options:
- All External Images: View all externally hosted images.
- Downloaded: See external images that have already been saved to your server.
- Undownloaded: Identify external images still hosted externally and not yet downloaded.
- Download external images: Convert external images into local files to improve site performance and ensure long-term availability.
- Bulk download external images: Select multiple external images or use Select All to download them at once, automatically updating image paths.