External URL Featured Image
Use an external url image as Featured Image for your posts, pages, and other kind of post types.
3.9(8 reviews)
·400 active installs·Updated 5 years agoAs of April 2026, External URL Featured Image is a WordPress url plugin with 400 active installations and a 3.9/5 rating from 8 reviews. It has been downloaded 13K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Custom Post Type Permalinks.
3.9/58 reviews
400active installs
13K+total downloads
9 yearssince 2017
Overview
This Plugin allows to use an external image as Featured Image, this can be especially useful if you house your images in another location.
This Plugin is compatible with Nelio External Featured Image Metadata, so you can reuse your data in case you want to uninstall Nelio Plugin.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 5.5.18 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.0.3
- Tested up to WordPress 5.5
Contributors
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