Title: Add Media from URL Author: LordPretender Published: December 29, 2016 Last modified: January 1, 2017 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/add-media-from-url.svg) # Add Media from URL By [LordPretender](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lordpretender/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/add-media-from-url.zip) * [Details](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/add-media-from-url/#description) * [Reviews](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/add-media-from-url/#reviews) * [Installation](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/add-media-from-url/#installation) * [Development](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/add-media-from-url/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-media-from-url/) ## Description This plugin allow you to add files into your media library without having to upload them. So, you will be able to share, for example, your files into your Google Drive. This also save you steps to download the image to local computer and upload again to your own WordPress. #### Features * Automatically downloads and adds the file to the media library. * After the uploading is successful, you are redirected to the edit screen * A new dropdown list is available in the media library to let you display only uploaded files, not uploaded files, … ## Installation 1. Upload the entire `add-media-from-url` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. 3. Go to Media->Add from Url to add media via url. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b386c3be63ad40515532f06f0a3f8fc3c5a9c760da75708f03eff64f35cd66d4? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[A crappy clone of the original](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-crappy-clone-of-the-original/)󠁿 [shawfactor](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shawfactor/) August 1, 2017 large chunks of code taken from the much better original here: https://en-au.wordpress. org/plugins/lh-add-media-from-url/ IMO it unethical to use this plugin [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-media-from-url/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Add Media from URL” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ LordPretender ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lordpretender/) [Translate “Add Media from URL” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/add-media-from-url) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-media-from-url/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/add-media-from-url/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/add-media-from-url/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/add-media-from-url/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.2 Implementation of non persistent cache. #### 1.0.1 Issue with the default service selection. Shouble be Other by default. #### 1.0.0 Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.0.2** * Last updated **10 years ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.7.38** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/add-media-from-url/) * Tags * [attachment](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/attachment/)[Bookmarklet](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bookmarklet/) [download](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/download/)[media](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/media/) [post](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post/) * [Advanced View](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/add-media-from-url/advanced/) ## Ratings 1 out of 5 stars. * [ 0 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-media-from-url/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-media-from-url/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-media-from-url/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-media-from-url/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-media-from-url/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-media-from-url/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-media-from-url/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ LordPretender ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lordpretender/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-media-from-url/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://www.paypal.me/LordPretender)