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 #17,998 among WordPress.org plugins with 80+ active installations, is #1,844 of 6,372 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 6.5.12 (Current: 7.1.2)

v2.08 Current Version v2.08

Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 30 Oct, 2024

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#1,844 of 6,372 in Media Top 25% by installs No update in over a year

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#17,998

-37 this week

Active Installs

80+

-10.1%

KW Avg Position

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Downloads

6.6K

+1 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (2 reviews)

Next Milestone 90

Total Progress 30%

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

2 reviews

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month 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: 2.08
Last Updated: Oct 30, 2024
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 6.5.12
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 80+ 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 6.5.12.

External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail) has been downloaded 6,634+ times from WordPress.org.

The latest version of External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail) is 2.08. 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.