The Paste
Paste files and image data from clipboard and instantly upload them to the WordPress media library.
The Paste ranks #2,217 among WordPress.org plugins with 9,000+ active installations, is #88 of 1,142 in the Editor & Writing category, a 4.8/5 rating from 35 reviews, and was last updated Dec 5, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
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- Version
- 2.1.4
- Last Updated
- Dec 05, 2025
- Requires WP
- 4.8+
- Tested Up To
- 6.9
- PHP Version
- 7.4 or higher
- Author
- podpirate
Support & Rating
- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
- Reviews
- 35
- Support Threads
- 0
- Resolved
- 0%
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeThis plugin is for WordPress users who copy files or images from desktop apps like Finder, Photoshop, or Google Docs. It solves the problem of having to manually save and upload clipboard content by letting users paste it directly into the media library or Classic Editor.
- Paste files into media library
- Paste image data from clipboard
- Works with Classic Editor
- Supports macOS Finder and Windows Filesystem
- Supports Photoshop, Gimp, LibreOffice, Google Docs
- SVG paste support (with Safe SVG)
- Works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari
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