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PhotoFetch

Name: PhotoFetch
Author: Topher

Search the WordPress Photo Directory (wordpress.org/photos) and import CC0 photos straight into your Media Library.

PhotoFetch ranks #53,262 among WordPress.org plugins with 0+ active installations, is #5,611 of 6,594 in the Media category, and was last updated Oct 16, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.3

v2.0.0 Current Version v2.0.0

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 16 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.0.0
Last Updated: Oct 16, 2026
Requires WP: 5.8+
Tested Up To: 7.1.3
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Topher

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about PhotoFetch

No. The Photo Directory REST API is public, so the plugin works as soon as it's activated.

No — every photo on the Photo Directory is released under CC0, so attribution isn't legally required. The plugin adds a photographer credit line to each imported photo's caption anyway, when the API provides an author name, so credit is there if you choose to show it.

Some photos on the Photo Directory only have a generic placeholder title, because the original uploader never set a real one. The plugin recognizes those placeholders and falls back to a title built from the photo's slug or description instead, rather than importing the placeholder text as-is. It's a best-effort fallback, not guaranteed to read naturally — worth a glance before publishing.

That button is added next to Add Media via the media_buttons hook, which only the classic editor fires. In the block editor, use the "Photo Directory" tab inside the native media picker instead — it opens the same way from Set Featured Image, Add Media, or an Image block's Media Library button.

Yes. Both the Media > Photo Directory browse screen and the media picker tab let you choose Full, Large, or Medium before importing.

Yes, if your server's image editor supports it. Go to Settings > Photo Directory to choose — WebP is used automatically whenever your server can produce it. If it can't, the page says so plainly and photos keep their original format. A quality field appears alongside the format choice whenever WebP or AVIF is selected; it has no effect when keeping the original format, so it's hidden in that case.

Each imported attachment gets a _photofetch_source_id meta value matching its ID on the Photo Directory. Importing the same photo again returns the existing attachment instead of downloading a duplicate.