by fifu.app 4.6 (264 reviews)

Featured Image from URL (FIFU)

Name: Featured Image from URL (FIFU)
Rating: 4.6 (264 reviews)
Author: fifu.app

Use remote media as the featured image and beyond.

Featured Image from URL (FIFU) ranks #622 among WordPress.org plugins with 60,000+ active installations, is #70 of 6,299 in the Media category, a 4.6/5 rating from 264 reviews, and was last updated Sep 9, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v6.0.8 Current Version v6.0.8

Updated 6 days ago Last Update on 09 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#70 of 6,299 in Media Top 1% by installs Downloads +30.4% this week Actively maintained

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Rank

#622

-1 this week

Active Installs

60K+

-16.8%

KW Avg Position

20.8

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Downloads

7.2M

+569 today

Support Resolved

91%

— No change

Rating

92%

Review 4.6 out of 5

4.6 (264 reviews)

Next Milestone 70K

Total Progress 93.2%

60K+ 70K+

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Growth Needed

8,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

4.6

264 reviews

Overall 92%

228 (86%)

6 (2%)

8 (3%)

16 (6%)

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Unresolved

Total Threads

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Unresolved

91%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

16 known vulnerabilities on record · 7 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Aug 12, 2026

Featured Image from URL (FIFU) [featured-image-from-url] < 6.0.0

CVE-2026-73340 · Fixed in v6.0.0
Jan 9, 2026

Featured Image from URL (FIFU) [featured-image-from-url] < 5.3.2

CVE-2025-13393 · Fixed in v5.3.2
Oct 6, 2025

Featured Image from URL (FIFU) [featured-image-from-url] < 5.2.8

CVE-2025-7400 · Fixed in v5.2.8
Sep 25, 2025

Featured Image from URL (FIFU) [featured-image-from-url] < 5.2.8

CVE-2025-10036 · Fixed in v5.2.8
Sep 25, 2025

Featured Image from URL (FIFU) [featured-image-from-url] < 5.2.8

CVE-2025-9984 · Fixed in v5.2.8
Sep 25, 2025

Featured Image from URL (FIFU) [featured-image-from-url] < 5.2.8

CVE-2025-10037 · Fixed in v5.2.8
Sep 25, 2025

Featured Image from URL (FIFU) [featured-image-from-url] < 5.2.8

CVE-2025-9985 · Fixed in v5.2.8
Jul 5, 2024

Featured Image from URL (FIFU) [featured-image-from-url] < 4.8.3

CVE-2024-37516 · Fixed in v4.8.3
Jun 28, 2024

Featured Image from URL (FIFU) [featured-image-from-url] < 4.8.2

CVE-2024-37276 · Fixed in v4.8.2
Feb 19, 2024

Featured Image from URL (FIFU) [featured-image-from-url] < 4.6.3

CVE-2024-1496 · Fixed in v4.6.3

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Plugin Details

Version: 6.0.8
Last Updated: Sep 09, 2026
Requires WP: 5.6+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 8.1 or higher
Author: fifu.app

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6
Reviews: 264
Support Threads: 11
Resolved: 91%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and developers who want to use remote media as featured images instead of uploading files to their server. It solves the problem of wasted storage, processing time, and copyright issues caused by hosting and regenerating thumbnails locally.

Remote featured image
Optimized images
Image search (Unsplash)
Default featured image
Auto set featured media from post content
WP-CLI integration
WooCommerce remote product image
Lightbox and zoom

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Featured Image from URL (FIFU)

Your image URL may be invalid. Check Settings → Getting started.

No. FIFU is designed to work with external images. Features that save remote images in the WordPress media library are available in FIFU PRO.

Check whether the option that adds featured media to the post content is enabled unnecessarily.

Check whether Hide Featured Media is enabled.

Clear any page, object, or CDN caches used by the site.

If you no longer need FIFU-generated metadata, use the cleanup tools available in FIFU settings before removing the plugin.

FIFU creates database records that allow WordPress components and integrations to work with remote images.

Remote images do not automatically have the same locally generated thumbnails as WordPress media-library images. FIFU provides features such as Optimized Images to handle this use case.

Remote images can reduce local storage requirements and make large imports significantly faster because the original images do not need to be downloaded into the WordPress media library.

Search engines can index remote images. As with local images, image accessibility, performance, structured data, alternative text, and the reliability of the source URL can affect results.