LH Add Media From Url
by shawfactor · Media
Also makes 99 other plugins · 11.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Upload files from an url to wordpress media library, either enter file urls in an onsite input box or click a bookmarklet.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
C 59/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.8K estimated
Momentum
+16%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “attachment”, “download” and “media” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
59 health vs 62 average across 3,294 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.5%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 40.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,323 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 805 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 7.1
4.2★ over 9 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 805 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
+0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| bookmarklet your tag | #7 | #8 | down 1 |
| attachment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| download your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “attachment”, “download” and “media” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 77% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 25 days ago and the previous band took 3.7 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 2K.
Install history since 21 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ oakandrocks2.0y ago
. This topic was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by oakandrocks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Daryadi3.9y ago
Upload images via url
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Daryadi3.9y ago
Awesome
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ johannahrodgers4.6y ago
Thank you! This plugin works well. I wish there was a way to add more than one link at a time. Perhaps this already exists? I will look around to see.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fissionblue9.6y ago
No support for bulk uploads, i.e. 5 at a time. Also, it takes you to the media page after successful upload. There should be a button “Add from URL” next to the factory button “Add New” at the top of this type of page. Add these features, and you’ll get my 5 stars. Great work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pcpro1789.8y ago
It gets the job done, but tighter integration with the media uploader would be nice, such as… 1. On the Edit Media page, add at the top (next to the “Add New” button) an “Add New from URL” button. 2. Get rid if the Add New from URL links altogether, and add an additional field for URL on the existing Add New / Upload New Media page.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mojtaba Faal9.9y ago
thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thecianinator10.4y ago
I love this plugin. It has saved me so much time. The ability to go directly to Media and add images from a URL is great. No convoluted menu navigation required. URL must have a .jpg extension though, as is stated in the plugin information. I would recommend this plugin; overall, it’s good.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.30). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2024-08-20 CVE-2024-7090 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.23 Patched in 1.30
- 2024-04-15 CVE-2024-32533 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.22 Patched in 1.23
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 898 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "attachment", "post" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-09 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1340 days in tier
- 2023-02-07 3K+ → 2K+ down after 36 days in tier
- 2023-01-02 2K+ → 3K+ up after 219 days in tier
- 2022-05-28 1K+ → 2K+ up after 493 days in tier
- 2021-01-20 2K+ → 1K+ down after 435 days in tier
- 2019-11-12 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1131 days in tier
- 2016-10-07 300+ → 1K+ up after 209 days in tier
- 2016-03-12 200+ → 300+ up after 42 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).
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DX Delete Attached Media 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Autoremove Attachments 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B -
LH Copy Media File 800+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags C - A Add From Server 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
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Reveal IDs 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Download Attachments 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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