Is URL Image Uploader free?

Yes, URL Image Uploader is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use URL Image Uploader?

URL Image Uploader has 10 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best URL Image Uploader alternatives?

Popular alternatives to URL Image Uploader include Custom Post Type Permalinks, Custom Permalinks, Featured Image from URL (FIFU). You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does URL Image Uploader work with the latest WordPress?

URL Image Uploader has been tested up to WordPress 5.0.25. It requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP 5.2.4+.

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URL Image Uploader

Name: URL Image Uploader
Author: Abrar Ahmed

This function is a tool for developers to help them upload images from URL to the WordPress site.

By Abrar Ahmed·URL·Free

·10 active installs·Updated 7 years ago

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As of April 2026, URL Image Uploader is a WordPress url plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP 5.2.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Custom Post Type Permalinks.

0/5Rating

10active installs

1.2K+total downloads

7 yearssince 2019

Overview

This plugin is particularly designed for developers so that they can easily upload images via URL.

Features of this plugin:
1. You can give URL to this plugin then this will upload the image to WP and will return attachment ID.
2. You can give the same URL multiple times but it will not upload an image each time, it will upload an image once and will return attachment ID each time when it is called.
3. If image URL is change or size of the image on URL is different then just on that condition image will be uploaded to WordPress

It has some more functions too that will help developers for getting details about image and size as well.