Dion Hulse

This plugin offers limited support. Please do not expect new features or too many bugfixes. Features may be removed at any time.
Add From Server is designed to help ease the pain of bad web hosts, allowing you to upload files via FTP or SSH and later import them into WordPress.
This plugin is NOT designed to.. 
 * Be used as a replacement for the file uploader 
 * Be used for migration of websites 
 * Re-import your files after moving webhosting 
 * Batch import media
This plugins IS designed to.. 
 * Import files which are larger than your hosting allows to be uploaded. 
 * Import files which are too large for your internet connections upload speed.
WordPress does a better job of file uploads than this plugin, so please consider your needs before you use it.
You may also want to look at using WP-CLI for media import purposes: 
https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/media/import/

Add From Server

Whenever I need to upload media files that are too big to upload directly to WordPress, I FTP them to the server and use this plugin to add them.

Great tool for those big media files you can only ftp to the server

Add From Server is designed to help ease the pain of bad web hosts, allowing you to upload files via FTP or SSH and later import them into WordPress.

Konstantin Obenland

Ever tried uploading a video or large image to WordPress and hit the dreaded “exceeds the maximum upload size” error? Or watched a long upload fail at 90% because your connection blipped?
Uploads Unleashed fixes both problems. Instead of sending your files all at once, it splits them into small pieces behind the scenes. This means:
<ul>
<li>Get past upload size limits. Upload files larger than what your server normally allows — no need to contact your host or edit config files.</li>
<li>No more starting over. If your connection drops, or you close your browser, come back and pick up right where you left off.</li>
<li>Real-time progress. Watch your upload progress as it happens.</li>
</ul>
It works everywhere you upload in WordPress — the Media Library, the block editor, and the classic editor. Just activate the plugin and you’re done. There are no settings to configure.

Uploads Unleashed


I've uploaded several large video files without a hitch, even on a spotty hotel wifi connection that tends to drop. The fact that it picks up right where it left off instead of starting over is a game changer. Simple, reliable, and does one thing really well.


Effortless large file uploads that just works

Upload large files to WordPress without hitting size limits or losing progress when your connection drops.

Add From Server vs Uploads Unleashed