by Puvox Software 5 (2 reviews)

External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail)

Name: External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail)
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)
Author: Puvox Software

[ ✅ 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐏𝐋𝐔𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐒 b𝓎 𝒫𝓊𝓋𝑜𝓍] Set External-URL as post thumbnail url.

External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail) ranks #16,708 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, is #1,421 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews, and was last updated Oct 30, 2024. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.5 (Current: 7.1.4)

vtrunk Current Version vtrunk

Updated 2 years ago Last Update on 30 Oct, 2024

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#1,421 of 6,651 in Media Top 25% by installs No update in over a year

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Active Installs

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Downloads

6.1K

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Review 5 out of 5

5 (2 reviews)

Next Milestone 200

Total Progress 7%

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Reviews & Ratings

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2 reviews

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 3 months ago

Aug 1, 2022

External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail) [external-url-as-post-featured-image-thumbnail] < 2.03

Fixed in v2.03
External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail) [external-url-as-post-featured-image-thumbnail] < 2.03

Fixed in v2.03

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Plugin Details

Version: trunk
Last Updated: Oct 30, 2024
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 6.5
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Puvox Software

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 2
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to use an external image URL as a post's featured image. It solves the problem of not being able to set a thumbnail from an off-site image (including YouTube video thumbnails) without uploading it to the media library.

Set external URL as thumbnail
Filter-hook for developers
YouTube thumbnail support
Settings page with options

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail)

External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail) has 100+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.

External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail) holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 2 user reviews on WordPress.org.

External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail) is developed by Puvox Software and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.

External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail) requires WordPress 6.0 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 6.5.

External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail) has been downloaded 6,066+ times from WordPress.org.

The latest version of External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail) is trunk. It was last updated on October 30, 2024.

Yes. External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail) is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.