Auto Upload Images
by Ali Irani 4.3 (106 reviews)

Auto Upload Images

Automatically detect external images in the post content and import images to your site then adding to the media library and replace image urls.

Auto Upload Images ranks #1,226 among WordPress.org plugins with 20,000+ active installations, is #136 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 4.3/5 rating from 106 reviews, and was last updated Sep 20, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1
v3.4.1 Current Version v3.4.1
Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 20 Sep, 2026
Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on
#136 of 6,651 in Media Top 5% by installs Downloads -38% this week
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#1,226
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Active Installs
20K+
-23.6%
KW Avg Position
36.6
0.2 worse
Downloads
324.3K
+32 today
Support Resolved
100%
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Rating
86%
Review 4.3 out of 5
4.3 (106 reviews)

Next Milestone 30K

Total Progress 61.2%
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Rank Changes

1,165 1,196 1,228 1,259 1,290 25-10-2026 26-10-2026 27-10-2026 28-10-2026 29-10-2026 30-10-2026 31-10-2026 01-11-2026
1,165 1,196 1,228 1,260 1,291 17-10-2026 18-10-2026 19-10-2026 20-10-2026 21-10-2026 22-10-2026 23-10-2026 24-10-2026 25-10-2026 26-10-2026 27-10-2026 28-10-2026 29-10-2026 30-10-2026 31-10-2026 01-11-2026
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Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

4.3
106 reviews
Overall 86%
5
82 (77%)
4
4 (4%)
3
5 (5%)
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3 (3%)
1
12 (11%)

Support Threads Overview

Resolved
Unresolved
2
Total Threads
2
Resolved
0
Unresolved
100%
Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

4 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

  1. UNPATCHED

    Auto Upload Images [auto-upload-images] <= 3.3.2 (unfixed + closed)

    CVE-2025-49985 · No fix released

  2. Auto Upload Images [auto-upload-images] < 3.4.0 (closed)

    CVE-2026-12106 · Fixed in v3.4.0

  3. Auto Upload Images [auto-upload-images] < 3.3.1 (closed)

    CVE-2022-42880 · Fixed in v3.3.1

  4. Auto Upload Images [auto-upload-images] < 3.3.1 (closed)

    Fixed in v3.3.1

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and bloggers who use external image URLs in their post content. It automatically downloads those external images, adds them to the WordPress media library, and replaces the URLs with local ones.

  • Automatically imports external images
  • Adds images to media library
  • Updates posts with new URLs
  • Excludes custom post types
  • Excludes specific domains
  • Custom base URL for images
  • Custom image file naming
  • Custom image alt text

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Auto Upload Images

Yes, but after save with ajax not show urls immediately in editor.
This URL is used as the new URL image.
You can change the final filename of the image uploaded.
You can exclude many domains from the upload.
Select the custom fields (post meta) that should be scanned for external image urls when a post is saved. Only text values are processed.

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