Plugin info

Total downloads: 17,368
Active installs: 100
Total reviews: 3
Average rating: 4.7
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 5 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 11/13/2019 (2240 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 3/11/2015 (10 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 4.0
Tested up to WordPress version: 5.3.20
Minimum PHP version: 5.3

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Possibly abandoned • Last updated 2240 days ago • 3 reviews

22/100

Is Add External Media abandoned?

Possibly abandoned (last update 2240 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 4.0
Tested up to: 5.3.20
Requires PHP: 5.3

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Description

Add external media from a supported oEmbed provider (YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, Twitter, …) to the media library

Installation

  1. Upload the extracted plugin folder and contained files to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this plugin import the actual external media content into the library?

No, external media attachments just contain URL references to the original resources

How can I show an external media attachment with the specified width and height?

$oembed = new WP_oEmbed();
$oembed_width = get_post_meta( $attachment->ID, ‘_oembed_width’, true );
$oembed_height = get_post_meta( $attachment->ID, ‘_oembed_height’, true );
echo $oembed->get_html( wp_get_attachment_url( $attachment->ID ), array( ‘width’ => $oembed_width, ‘height’ => $oembed_height ) );

Why are the width and height settings in some external media attachments being ignored?

Some service providers, such as Twitter and Instagram, have a maximum and minimum allowed width and ignore the height setting completely

Review feed

Marc Queralt i Bassa
9/3/2016

Meets expectations

We tried it and does what it says.
lucasbustamante
4/24/2018

Great plugin

Great plugin, thanks! I just miss the feature of adding it directly in the WordPress Media

Screenshots

  1. Enter the url and size of the external media you'd like to add to the media library here

    Enter the url and size of the external media you'd like to add to the media library here

Changelog

1.0.5

  • Add WP 5.3 support

1.0.4

  • Code refactoring
  • Hooking the plugin’s enqueue function into “wp_enqueue_media” instead of “admin_enqueue_scripts”

1.0.3

  • Use language packs exclusively

1.0.2

  • Language filenames updated

1.0.1

  • Text domain changed to match the plugin’s slug

1.0

  • Initial release