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Remote Media Libraries

Remote Media Libraries (RML) gives you access to third parties media libraries directly from the Wordpress Media Library.

By Louis-Michel Raynauld·Vimeo·Free
3.9(14 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 7 years ago
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As of April 2026, Remote Media Libraries is a WordPress vimeo plugin with 200 active installations and a 3.9/5 rating from 14 reviews. It has been downloaded 52K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP 5.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: The Ultimate Video Player For WordPress….

3.9/514 reviews
200active installs
52K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

Remote Media Libraries (RML) gives you access to your favorite content from Youtube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Flickr and Instagram directly into the media library. The RML plugin makes it possible to navigate, search, and inserts remote media into you posts and pages. This will increased your page load time and also save on server bandwidth. It is also a nice solution to easily share media across multiple wordpress sites. It could also be use to integrate access and use multiple CDNs content on your wordpress site.

You can create create as many remote libraries as you want. They will show in the left sidebar of the WordPress media library.

Currently Integrated Services

  • Youtube
  • Vimeo
  • Dailymotion
  • Flickr
  • Instagram

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Ratings & Reviews

3.914 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.5+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29
PHP5.4+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.6.3

  • Improve handling of error when insert media to post.
  • Added tools to show remote libraries in page builders.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Louis-Michel RaynauldLouis-Michel Raynauld
Plugin Info
Version
1.6.3
Last Updated
Oct 3, 2018
WP Requires
3.5+
Tested Up To
4.9.29
PHP Requires
5.4+
Active Installs
200
Downloads
52K+
Added
Sep 18, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

vimeoflickryoutubedailymotionmedia library

Developer

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Louis-Michel Raynauld
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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