Tensor Ray

“<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/linked-media-without-import" rel="ugc">Linked Media Without Import</a>” allows you to use images from external URLs in your media library without actually downloading them to your server. 
This approach significantly reduces your server’s storage consumption and lessens its load, as it doesn’t have to process the images (like creating thumbnails). 
By linking to media instead of importing, you can improve your website’s overall performance, especially if your site uses many large images.
Other resources
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<li>Check out my other plugin, “<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-flow/" rel="ugc">Post Flow</a>“, which helps you schedule your website’s content for automatic publishing.</li>
<li>I have also written a beginner’s guide, “<a href="https://sitebillion.com/posts/wp-react-plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">A Tutorial on Developing WordPress Plugins with React</a>“, to help you get started with plugin development.</li>
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Get in Touch
If you have specific needs for a WordPress theme or plugin, feel free to contact me. I will collect user requests and may develop new themes or plugins to address common problems and needs.

Linked Media Without Import

Link to media from other servers without importing them, saving your server's storage and improving performance.

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FastCloudWP

WordPress media libraries grow fast. Images, videos, and documents pile up on your server, increasing disk space usage and server load with every request. FastCloudWP automatically offloads your media library to cloud storage and rewrites every URL so visitors get files from the CDN, faster and with less load on your server.
No AWS. No IAM. No S3 buckets. No storage configuration. Just <a href="https://app.fastcloudwp.com/register" rel="nofollow ugc">create a FastCloudWP account</a>, paste your site key into the plugin, and you’re done. Everything else is handled for you, including a 5 GB free plan, unlimited sites, no time limit.
<h4>Features</h4>
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<li>Automatic offloading: New uploads are automatically offloaded to cloud storage immediately after processing; images, videos, documents, and all thumbnail sizes included.</li>
<li>CDN URL rewriting: Frontend <code>src</code> and <code>srcset</code> attributes are rewritten on the fly to serve media from the CDN. Compatible with any theme, page builder, or plugin that uses standard WordPress media functions.</li>
<li>Bulk migration: Offload your entire existing media library in bulk from the admin dashboard.</li>
<li>Optional local deletion: Free up disk space by removing local copies after offloading.</li>
<li>Offload status tracking: Each attachment is tracked (<code>queued</code>, <code>pending</code>, <code>offloaded</code>) so you always know what’s been moved.</li>
<li>WP-CLI support: Offload media and free disk space from the command line, with progress bars.</li>
<li>Settings UI: Clean admin interface to connect, configure, and monitor everything.</li>
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<h4>Pro Plan</h4>
Upgrade to Pro for more storage and advanced features:
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<li>100 GB storage (20x the free plan)</li>
<li>Custom CDN domain: serve assets from your own domain, e.g. <code>cdn.yoursite.com</code></li>
<li>Direct restore to WordPress: restore offloaded media back to your server in one click</li>
<li>Priority support</li>
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Learn more at <a href="https://fastcloudwp.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">fastcloudwp.com</a>.
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to the FastCloudWP service to store and deliver your media files.
When you connect the plugin, your site communicates with the FastCloudWP API at <code>https://app.fastcloudwp.com/</code> to authenticate, offload media files, and receive delivery status callbacks. Media files uploaded to WordPress are transmitted to FastCloudWP’s servers and served to visitors from the FastCloudWP CDN.
This service is operated by FastCloudWP. Please review their policies before using the plugin:
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<li><a href="https://fastcloudwp.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://fastcloudwp.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a></li>
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No data is sent to FastCloudWP until you explicitly connect the plugin using your site key.

FastCloudWP – Media Offload & CDN Delivery in 2 minutes

Automatically offload your WordPress media library to FastCloudWP. Reduces server load, frees up disk space, and keeps your site fast.

Linked Media Without Import vs FastCloudWP – Media Offload & CDN Delivery in 2 minutes