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Import external attachments — WordPress Gallery Plugin

by ryanpcmcquen · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.5.12 Tested up to WP 4.4.34

Import external attachments has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 25,412 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on February 24, 2017, tested up to WordPress 4.4.34.

Import external attachments at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
25,412
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Import external attachments well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 4.4.34, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
12%
3 of 26 reviews on WordPress.org

Import external attachments reviews and ratings

26 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.3 out of 5

26 reviews

5★
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3

  • Работает но не совсем

    Плагин выполняет свои функции с классическом редактором, но замораживается процесс, когда попадается статья, с неработающей внешней картинкой. Предварительно лучше избавиться от нерабочих картинок

    mikulya

  • It worked for me in 2023!

    This worked for me in 2023. All I had to do was install Classic editor and make sure the post pages wern't using any third party page builders. To import the missing attachments, I then opened the edit page for each post one by one and followed the instructions in the right sidebar. Once done, simply uninstalled classic editor and this plugin. Awesome. Thank you.

    pichichi

  • Really great, lightweight, awesome job

    Works with 5.3.2

    sae281062

  • A very good module, useful and easy to use.

    I import the images from the posts of a blog migrated from Blogger into Wordpress. Works great.

    mikewaveit

  • Awesome

    Brilliant plugin. Works great for PDFs.

    mikeallteams

  • Very Good and Useful

    This plugin does more than what it says, it is so good. I only hope it stays updated regularly.

    swagatamm

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Details

Makes local copies of all the linked images and pdfs in a post, adding them as gallery attachments.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Import external attachments competes in

Tags

  • attachments
  • gallery
  • images
  • photo
  • photobloggers
Version
1.5.12
Last updated
Feb 24, 2017
First published
Mar 1, 2016
Requires WordPress
3.2
Tested up to
4.4.34
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Import external attachments FAQ

How many active installs does Import external attachments have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Import external attachments as of September 7, 2026.

Is Import external attachments still maintained?

The last release was on February 24, 2017, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Import external attachments free?

Import external attachments is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.