Plugin info

Total downloads: 52,299
Active installs: 7,000
Total reviews: 28
Average rating: 4.7
Support threads opened: 1
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 11 language(s)
Contributors: 5
Last updated: 12/22/2020 (1834 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 1/11/2018 (7 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 4.0
Tested up to WordPress version: 5.6.10
Minimum PHP version: 5.3

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Possibly abandoned • Last updated 1834 days ago • Support resolved 0% • 28 reviews

16/100

Is Featured Image by URL abandoned?

Possibly abandoned (last update 1834 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 4.0
Tested up to: 5.6.10
Requires PHP: 5.3

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Description

Featured Image by URL :

Featured Image by URL allows to use an external URL Images as Featured Image for your post, page & custom post types like WooCommerce Product. Includes support for Product Gallery (WooCommerce). So, using this plugin you can easily set featured image from url.

Features:

  • Set Featured image by URL for all post types including custom post types.
  • WooCommerce Product Gallery by URLs.
  • Image from URL for WooCommerce Product variation.
  • Display Resized Images as per image sizes like “thumbnail”, “medium” or any custom-size
  • Lightweight & Easy to use

Contributing

  • You can contribute to development of the plugin on Github.
  • If you have found a bug/issue or have a feature request, then create issue on Github.
  • Want to add a new language to Featured Image by URL? Swell! You can contribute via translate.wordpress.org.

Installation

This plugin can be installed directly from your site.

  1. Log in and navigate to Plugins & Add New.
  2. Type “Featured Image by URL” into the Search input and click the “Search” button.
  3. Locate the “Featured Image by URL” in the list of search results and click “Install Now”.
  4. Click the “Activate Plugin” link at the bottom of the install screen.

It can also be installed manually.

  1. Download the “Featured Image by URL” plugin from WordPress.org.
  2. Unzip the package and move to your plugins directory.
  3. Log into WordPress and navigate to the “Plugins” screen.
  4. Locate “Featured Image by URL” in the list and click the “Activate” link.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this plugin works for all themes?

Maybe Not. Plugin is works fine with most of themes but as you know Featured image is depends on themes So, This plugin may not work for some highly customized themes which are using non-extensible functions like wp_get_attachment_url.
Please feel free to create ticket Here if this plugin not working well for you. we would be happy to help you

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Screenshots

  1. Fill the URL field with External Image URL and Click Preview button

    Fill the URL field with External Image URL and Click Preview button

  2. Image will be shown there.

    Image will be shown there.

  3. Featured Image by URL at front-end.

    Featured Image by URL at front-end.

  4. WooCommerce Product Featured image by external URL & Product Gallery from External URLs

    WooCommerce Product Featured image by external URL & Product Gallery from External URLs

  5. Front-end view of WooCommerce Product page which uses Featured image by URL

    Front-end view of WooCommerce Product page which uses Featured image by URL

  6. Settings Panel

    Settings Panel

Changelog

1.1.8

  • Tested with WP 5.6

1.1.7

  • Fixed: bug related to product variation image display.
  • Tested with WP 5.5

1.1.6

  • Fixed: bug fix with WP version 5.4.
  • Tested with latest versions of both WordPress 5.4 and WooCommece 4.0.1.

1.1.5

  • Tested with latest versions of both WordPress 5.3 and WooCommece 3.7.1.

1.1.4

  • ADDED: Support for WooCommerce v3.6 and later versions.

1.1.3

  • ADDED: Support for WooCommerce Product Structured Data.
  • ADDED: Support for “Facebook for WooCommerce” plugin
  • ADDED: Support for Shopz.io WC GraphQL plugin

1.1.2

  • ADDED: Support for WooCommerce v3.5 and later versions
  • ADDED: Support for Guternberg (WP 5.0)

1.1.1

  • IMPROVEMENT: Some Improvements
  • FIXED: some bug fixes.

1.1.0

  • ADDED: Featured image by URL for Product variation
  • IMPROVEMENT: UI improvements in Product Gallery by URLs
  • IMPROVEMENT: Some Improvements
  • FIXED: some bug fixes.

1.0.2

  • Added support for WooCommece v3.3.2 and above

1.0.1

  • Some bug fixing & Improvements

1.0.0

  • Initial Version.