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external featured image

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External Thumbnail v1.2.1

Using external images from anywhere to make thumbnail

Rating: ★ 5.0
Active installations: 47.3K+ active
Tested up to: WP 4.5.33
Requires PHP: PHP —
Updated: Updated Jun 17, 2016
Downloads: 14.7K+ downloads

Featured Image with URL v1.0.7

Featured Image with URL allows to use an external URL Images as Featured Image for your post types. Includes support for Product Gallery(WooCommerce).

Rating: ★ 4.9
Active installations: 5.7K+ active
Tested up to: WP 7.1.4
Requires PHP: PHP 7.4
Updated: Updated Aug 20, 2026
Downloads: 5.4K+ downloads

WP Remote Thumbnail v1.3.2

A small lightweight plugin to set external/remote images as post thumbnail/featured image.

Rating: ★ 4.7
Active installations: 14.4K+ active
Tested up to: WP 7.1.4
Requires PHP: PHP 5.4
Updated: Updated Aug 31, 2026
Downloads: 6.7K+ downloads