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Hotlink File Prevention (HFP) offers simple hotlink protection that can be turned on/off for individual files in the WordPress media library.
“Hotlinking” is when a file, such as an image or PDF, is linked to from another website or entered manually in a web browser’s location bar. HFP only allows your file to be viewed on your website.
Hotlink protection is provided via <code>.htaccess</code> rules in the <code>wp-content/uploads</code> directory.
<h3>Basic Usage</h3>
Once the HFP plugin is activated, you will have two new features in the media library:
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<li>Within the Screen Options tab (list view only), check box for the “Hotlink Prevention” column.</li>
<li>To protect a file, edit the file and scroll down to the checkbox labelled “Hotlink Protection”.</li>
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Any asset that is checked will have “Yes” displayed in the “Hotlink Prevention” column; otherwise, this column will be blank.
<h4>Note about “Open in new tab” option</h4>
When you use the “Open in new tab” option for links, WordPress adds <code>rel="noreferrer"</code>, which effectively makes the link act like direct access, and the link will be blocked for files protected using HFP.

Hotlink File Prevention

Simple hotlink protection for individual files in the media library.

Milan Dinić

Matt Mullenweg

<a href="http://blog.milandinic.com/wordpress/plugins/cache-images/" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugin homepage</a> | <a href="http://blog.milandinic.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugin author</a>
Cache Images is a plugin that gives users option to sideload images that are hosted on other domains to their own site. Sideloaded images are added to WordPress media library so you can use all tools related to images that you can use with images uploaded through WordPress. Image will be added as an attachment of first post where it is found, and every post where original URL is occurring will be updated with new URL. User can select from which domains to sideload images, including Blogger’s domains.
It uses AJAX so it means you can sideload large number of images even on slow servers. (AJAX functions are made by fork of code from plugin <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ajax-thumbnail-rebuild/" rel="ugc">AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild</a>)
This plugin is fully internationalized. You can find .pot file in languages folder where you should place your translation. Current translations are Serbian, Spanish, and Persian. Please send your translation by <a href="http://blog.milandinic.com/contact/" rel="nofollow ugc">contacting author</a> so that it can be included it in next releases.
Read more information about usage on <a href="http://blog.milandinic.com/wordpress/plugins/cache-images/" rel="nofollow ugc">author’s site</a>.

Cache Images

Goes through your posts and gives you the option to cache all hotlinked images from a domain locally in your upload folder

Hotlink File Prevention vs Cache Images