External URL Featured Image Plugin
Use an external url image as Featured Image for your posts, pages, and other kind of post types.
This Plugin allows to use an external image as Featured Image, this can be especially useful if you house your images in another location.
This Plugin is compatible with Nelio External Featured Image Metadata, so you can reuse your data in case you want to uninstall Nelio Plugin.
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
- Upload and extract the plugin file to the
/wp-content/plugins/
directory,
or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
- This plugin doesn’t have configuration screen, you can view a metabox directly when you create or edit your posts or pages.
Screenshots
Metabox in post screen configuration
After preview image, you can type Alt text
After Save post you can view your image in front-end
Changelog
1.0.3
- Tested up to WordPress 5.5
1.0.2
- Fix Readme file, test version 4.8.3
1.0.1
- Fix text domain for translation
1.0
- Initial release, stable version.