External files in Media Library

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1. ★★★★★ psudan

   1.9y ago

   Hi there,Wanted to give it a try but it took my site down![29-Sep-2024 09:00:07 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: Unsupported operand types: string & int in /home/xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp-rewrite.php:1036Stack trace:#0 /home/xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp-rewrite.php(1410): WP_Rewrite->generate_rewrite_rules()#1 /home/xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp-rewrite.php(1509): WP_Rewrite->rewrite_rules()#2 /home/xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp-rewrite.php(1884): WP_Rewrite->refresh_rewrite_rules()#3 /home/xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/public_html/wp-includes/rewrite.php(282): WP_Rewrite->flush_rules()#4 /home/xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/public_html/wp-content/plugins/external-files-in-media-library/classes/eml/Controller/class-proxy.php(225): flush_rewrite_rules()#5 [internal function]: threadi\eml\Controller\Proxy::do_refresh()#6 /home/xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/public_html/wp-content/plugins/external-files-in-media-library/classes/eml/class-transient.php(186): call_user_func()#7 /home/xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/public_html/wp-content/plugins/external-files-in-media-library/classes/eml/class-transients.php(152): threadi\eml\Transient->display()#8 /home/xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/public_html/wp-content/plugins/external-files-in-media-library/inc/admin.php(1241): threadi\eml\Transients->check_transients()#9 /home/xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(324): eml_admin_notices()#10 /home/xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(348): WP_Hook->apply_filters()#11 /home/xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/public_html/wp-includes/plugin.php(517): WP_Hook->do_action()#12 /home/xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/public_html/wp-admin/admin-header.php(303): do_action()#13 /home/xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/public_html/wp-admin/plugins.php(624): require_once('/home/1340234.c...')#14 {main}thrown in /home/xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp-rewrite.php on line 1036 This topic was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by psudan. This topic was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by psudan.

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2. ★★★★★ TOTEM WORLD

   2.1y ago

   Highly recommend this plugin for anyone looking to enhance their media management with ease!

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3. ★★★★★ VooDoo

   2.4y ago

   This plugin simply does what it says it does.This allows me to have images hosted on a Discord channel directly on my WordPress website without having to host a single one of them. If I could find just one little thing to add, it would be to see in real time which link is being processed. Bravo to the developer, great work !

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Translated into 8 languages, 5 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-10-19 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in tier
2. 2025-10-17 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
3. 2025-10-15 300+ → 400+ up after 68 days in tier
4. 2025-08-08 200+ → 300+ up after 19 days in tier
5. 2025-07-20 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2025-07-18 200+ → 300+ up after 141 days in tier
7. 2025-02-27 100+ → 200+ up after 130 days in tier
8. 2024-10-20 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Media Library Assistant 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Compact WP Audio Player 20K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• M Media Search Enhanced 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
• WP Media folders 2K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
• Moving Media Library 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Organize Media Folder 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B

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External files in Media Library: 400+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/external-files-in-media-library