Replace External Images
Easily import externally hosted images found in post content into your media library and replace them with local copies.
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·60 active installs·Updated 1 month agoAs of April 2026, Replace External Images is a WordPress media plugin with 60 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 648 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: Safe SVG.
0/5Rating
60active installs
648total downloads
1 yearsince 2025
Overview
“Replace External Images” lets you import externally hosted images used in post content directly into your WordPress media library — either one by one or now with the new bulk import feature across multiple posts at once.
The plugin automatically replaces external URLs in the content with local media URLs, shows a live progress view, supports any image host, and updates featured images where needed.
Ideal for:
– site migrations
– pasted content from other sources
– cleaning up hotlinked images
– processing many posts in one go with the bulk importer
Full documentation available here: Replace External Images Docs
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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Changelog
1.2.0
- Improved prefix consistency across AJAX, JS globals, script handles, and importer internals
- Hardened nonce and request sanitization in admin and AJAX flows
- Improved download handling and clearer logging for blocked sources (e.g. HTTP 403 responses)
- Improved post-type aware back navigation after single and bulk imports
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