External Image Importer – Import Remote Images to the Media Library
by NerdCow · Backup
Also makes 1 other plugin · — installs across the portfolio →
Automatically import external and remote images into your Media Library on save and rewrite the URLs to local copies. Built SSRF-safe.
80 health vs 71 average across 258 Backup plugins
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Since 2026-07-11 · 51 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
95
now · peak 137
Release cadence
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1
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.0.1
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
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Install history · since 2026-07-14 · 17 observations
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Competes with
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