Advanced Media Offloader — WordPress CDN Plugin
Advanced Media Offloader – Offload Media to Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2, DigitalOcean Spaces & More
by Masoud Golchin · WordPress.org page · Website
Advanced Media Offloader has 7,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 81,230 downloads all time. It was downloaded 9,411 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 21, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Advanced Media Offloader at a glance
Is Advanced Media Offloader well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Automatic offloading — every new upload goes straight to your cloud storage
- Bulk offload existing media — migrate your current Media Library from the Media Overview page, or use WP-CLI (wp advmo offload) for unlimited, scriptable…
- Flexible retention policies — keep local copies (Retain Local Files), free up space while keeping originals as backup (Smart Local Cleanup), or remove all…
- Smart URL rewriting — all media URLs, including every thumbnail size and srcset, are served from the cloud automatically
- Offload status at a glance — cloud badges in the Media Library, an offload-status filter, and per-file “Offload Now” and “Retry Offload” buttons
- Mirror Delete — optionally remove files from cloud storage when you delete them in WordPress
- Custom path prefix — control exactly where your files live inside your bucket
- File versioning — add unique timestamps to media paths to prevent stale CDN caches
- Thumbnail regeneration support — compatible with WP-CLI wp media regenerate and the Regenerate Thumbnails plugin; regenerated thumbnails offload automatically.…
Advanced Media Offloader reviews and ratings
47 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Something went wrong
The offloading process itself worked, which is why I’m giving 2 stars. However, the recommended “Smart Local Cleanup” setting caused a serious issue on my WordPress site. This option deletes locally generated thumbnails while keeping the original images. However, WordPress Media Library, WPBakery, and Elementor continued requesting those thumbnails from local URLs instead of Cloudflare R2. In my case, 880 out of 890 image attachments were affected, with 4,718 thumbnail files missing. Each missing image triggered a full WordPress 404 request, consuming memory and database queries. When many of these requests ran concurrently, they exhausted the hosting process limit and temporarily brought the entire site down with HTTP 403 errors. I had to deactivate the plugin and regenerate the thumbnails manually in controlled batches. The offloading feature is useful, but I would not recommend Smart Local Cleanup unless the plugin can reliably serve missing local thumbnail URLs from the remote storage provider.
ANDCAP -
Great plugin + great tech support
The plugin is straightforward and works well. Tech support is very responsive and helpful. A+
kimherbs -
Just Works
A little technical but that's when I was creating my Cloudflare R2 storage. The app is straightforward. However, it seems my webp images aren't sent to the bucket. Thanks
Dr. Melvin Temo -
Does not work on WordPress.com
This plugin is broken on Wordpress.com hosting. I want to make this clear, that this is not a fault of the developer, though. Jetpack (even with image optimization off) automatically messes with some of the thumbnails, which leads to the plugin's offloading feature failing repeatedly. (From what I can tell, it adds the virtual:true flag to the image). Regenerating thumbnails doesn't work. I gave this a 3-star and not a 1-star because I migrated to a self-hosted setup, and it's working fine.
jt13890 -
Super great!
Thank you for this amazing plugin! It works like a charm, out of the box. I've tried it with all sorts of different s3 storage providers, even some lesser known. It worked with all, custom URLs and all... Just great, congrats!
olfrob -
Recommended
Slick plugin that works well for me with Cloudflare's R2.
dbrabyn
Download and install history
15,364 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
Where Advanced Media Offloader ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Advanced Media Offloader appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best CDN Plugins | #9 by tag, #30 in search | #8 | ▲1 |
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Details
Offload WordPress media to Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2, DigitalOcean Spaces & more. Save server space, serve files via CDN, speed up your site.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- amazon s3
- cdn
- cloud storage
- cloudflare r2
- offload
- Version
- 4.7.0
- Last updated
- Oct 21, 2026
- First published
- Jun 20, 2024
- Requires WordPress
- 5.6
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- Requires PHP
- 8.1
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Advanced Media Offloader FAQ
What does Advanced Media Offloader do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Advanced Media Offloader offers Automatic offloading — every new upload goes straight to your cloud storage, Bulk offload existing media — migrate your current Media Library from the Media Overview page, or use WP-CLI (wp advmo offload) for unlimited, scriptable, Flexible retention policies — keep local copies (Retain Local Files), free up space while keeping originals as backup (Smart Local Cleanup), or remove all, Smart URL rewriting — all media URLs, including every thumbnail size and srcset, are served from the cloud automatically and Offload status at a glance — cloud badges in the Media Library, an offload-status filter, and per-file “Offload Now” and “Retry Offload” buttons.
How many active installs does Advanced Media Offloader have?
WordPress.org reports 7,000+ active installs for Advanced Media Offloader as of October 22, 2026.
Is Advanced Media Offloader still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on October 21, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Does Advanced Media Offloader have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 5 of 8 recent support threads for Advanced Media Offloader are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Advanced Media Offloader free?
Advanced Media Offloader is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Advanced Media Offloader rank among CDN Plugins?
Advanced Media Offloader is #8 in the WordPress.org "cdn" ranking as of today.