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Auto Upload Images

Automatically detect external images in the post content and import images to your site then adding to the media library and replace image urls.

By Ali Irani·Auto·Free
4.3(104 reviews)
·30K+ active installs·Updated 3 years ago
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As of April 2026, Auto Upload Images is a WordPress auto plugin with 30K+ active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 104 reviews. It has been downloaded 324K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: Companion Auto Update.

4.3/5104 reviews
30K+active installs
324K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012

Overview

When you want to save a post, this plugin search for image urls which exists in post and automatically upload and import external images to the WordPress upload directory and add images to the media library and then replace new image urls with old urls.

Features

  • Automatically find images in posts and save them to the your server and wp media library
  • Update posts with new image urls in your server
  • Add images saved by plugin to the WordPress media library
  • Select custom post types for excluding auto upload images
  • Choose exclude domain to save images from this domain address
  • Choose custom your base url for images
  • Choose custom images file name with patterns
  • Choose custom image alt name with patterns
  • Choose max width and height for images uploaded

Translators

  • English
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Ratings & Reviews

4.3104 reviews
5 ★
80
4 ★
4
3 ★
5
2 ★
3
1 ★
12

Recent Reviews

funciona
by rudsonalex·9 months ago

conseguiu transferir 70% das imagens

Very good!
by Sjaak·10 months ago

Very good plugin, works perfect, easy to use.
I hope this plugin remains available for a long time!

worked perfectly
by ballonbasar·1 year ago

worked perfectly, thanks

Working well on October, 2024, PHP 8.2
by catuyen·1 year ago

Working well on October, 2024, PHP 8.2

Thanks

very good
by rozhan·1 year ago

Hi
really great

Download Trends

Today: 54Yesterday: 75This week: 405Period total: 24K

Compatibility

WordPress2.7+ requiredTested up to 6.1.10
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v3.3
94.5%
Other
5.5%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

3.3.2

  • Add support for webp images
  • Add %today_date%, %today_day%, %post_date%, %post_year%, %post_month%, %post_day% patterns for image alt and filename
  • Fix bug in resolve %date% and %day% patterns and deprecated these patterns
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Ali IraniAli Irani
Plugin Info
Version
3.3.2
Last Updated
Dec 16, 2022
WP Requires
2.7+
Tested Up To
6.1.10
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
30K+
Downloads
324K+
Added
Nov 13, 2012
Business
Free

Tags

autoimageimagesuploadautomatically

Developer

A
Ali Irani
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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