The Paste
Paste files and image data from clipboard and instantly upload them to the WordPress media library.
4.8(35 reviews)
·10K+ active installs·Updated 4 months agoAs of April 2026, The Paste is a WordPress clipboard plugin with 10K+ active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 35 reviews. It has been downloaded 99K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.8+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Downloads are up 18% this week. Support resolution rate: 100%. Top alternative: Copy Anything to Clipboard for….
4.8/535 reviews
10K+active installs
100%resolved
9 yearssince 2017
Overview
Speed up your workflow by pasting files and image data directly into the WordPress media library.
You can copy files and image data from many desktop applications:
- macOS Finder
- Windows Filesystem
- Screenshots
- Adobe Photoshop
- Gimp
- LibreOffice
- GoogleDocs
- Adobe XD
- SVG from Adobe XD, Illustrator, Figma and Affinity Designer (Note: An additional plugin for SVG Support is required. My favorite: Safe SVG)
- And some more…
… and paste it to Classic Editor or directly to the media library.
The most recent Desktop versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari are supported.
Install Safe SVG to enable SVG support.
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Known Issues
- Firefox does not support pasting multiple files from the OS filesystem.
- Safari…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Amazing
by Sunny·1 month ago
I wish I had found this years ago. Makes adding icons from Figma very easy.
Incredibly Useful and a Huge Time-Saver!
by giuseppegb·8 months ago
This plugin is fantastic! It’s incredibly useful and works flawlessly. I’ve been looking for a solution like this for a while, and this plugin does exactly what it promises. It has saved me a significant amount of time and effort. The interface is intuitive, and it integrated perfectly with my WordPress site without any issues. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to streamline their workflow and be more productive. A must-have tool!
Very helpful and practical
by hakhakop·1 year ago
So helpfull plugin , it saves so much time , realy I appreciate it
- This topic was modified 1 year ago by hakhakop.
OMG what a smart time saver is this !!
by sourixx·2 years ago
I dont know how this plugin works, but the cropping process seems REALLY faster than the usual cropping process done through an upload …
Thanks a lot to the developper to offer us a time saving tool
SMART PLUGIN !!!! THANKS AGAIN
- This topic was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by sourixx.
Absolutely awesome plugin
by PHAM HA REAL·2 years ago
If there is an option to add the ability to paste images into the site in .jpg format instead of .png as currently, it would be even better. Anyway, thanks to the author.
Download Trends
Today: 23Yesterday: 29This week: 175Period total: 15K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.8+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v2.1
87.5%
v1.1
10.1%
Other
2.4%
Top Alternatives to The Paste
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.1.4
- Fix Image dialog: hide webp option if extension not allowed in multisite
- Fix: Fall back to pasting if tinymce content is pasted
- Bind debug mode to constant SCRIPT_DEBUG
Contributors
Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.