by Dion Hulse 4.6 (239 reviews)

Add From Server

Name: Add From Server
Rating: 4.6 (239 reviews)
Author: Dion Hulse

Add From Server is designed to help ease the pain of bad web hosts, allowing you to upload files via FTP or SSH and later import them into WordPress.

Add From Server ranks #670 among WordPress.org plugins with 60,000+ active installations, is #71 of 6,305 in the Media category, a 4.6/5 rating from 239 reviews, and was last updated Dec 11, 2020. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 5.5.20 (Current: 7.1)

v3.4.5 Current Version v3.4.5

Updated 5 years ago Last Update on 11 Dec, 2020

Refreshed 15 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#71 of 6,305 in Media Top 1% by installs Downloads -12.6% this week No update in over a year

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#670

+1 this week

Active Installs

60K+

-5.3%

KW Avg Position

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Downloads

1.3M

+41 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

92%

Review 4.6 out of 5

4.6 (239 reviews)

Next Milestone 70K

Total Progress 29.7%

60K+ 70K+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.6

239 reviews

Overall 92%

204 (85%)

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15 (6%)

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

4 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Sep 6, 2020

Add From Server [add-from-server] < 3.4.3 (closed)

Fixed in v3.4.3
Aug 8, 2016

Add From Server [add-from-server] < 3.3.2 (closed)

CVE-2016-10914 · Fixed in v3.3.2
Jul 18, 2016

Add From Server [add-from-server] < 3.3.2 (closed)

Fixed in v3.3.2
UNPATCHED

Add From Server [add-from-server] <= 3.3.3 (unfixed + closed)

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Plugin Details

Version: 3.4.5
Last Updated: Dec 11, 2020
Requires WP: 5.4+
Tested Up To: 5.5.20
PHP Version: 7.0 or higher
Author: Dion Hulse

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6
Reviews: 239
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

Add From Server is for WordPress site owners on limited web hosts who need to import large media files. It solves the problem of uploading files that exceed hosting upload limits or connection speeds by letting users transfer files via FTP or SSH first, then import them into WordPress.

Import files uploaded via FTP
Import files uploaded via SSH
Import files larger than hosting limits
Import files too large for upload speed

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Add From Server

In 3.4, the plugin changed to limit the directories you can import files from. If you wish to import files from other folders, you need to add the ADD_FROM_SERVER constant to your wp-config.php file. For example: define( 'ADD_FROM_SERVER', '/www/' );

WordPress only allows the importing/uploading of certain file types to improve your security. If you wish to add extra file types, you can use a plugin such as: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/pjw-mime-config/ You can also enable "Unfiltered uploads" globally for WordPress if you'd like to override this security function. Please see the WordPress support forum for details.

If you import a file which is outside your standard upload directory (usually wp-content/uploads/) then it will be copied to your current upload directory setting as normal. If you however import a file which is already within the uploads directory (for example, wp-content/uploads/2011/02/superplugin.zip) then the file will not be copied, and will be used as-is. I have a a bug report You can report bugs on GitHub and get support in the WordPress.org Support Forums.