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Instant Images

Instant Images – One-click Image Uploads from Unsplash, Openverse, Pixabay, Pexels, and Giphy

by connekthq · WordPress.org page · Website

v7.2.0 Tested up to WP 7.0.4

Instant Images has 100,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 3,223,868 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on June 1, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Instant Images at a glance

Active installs
100,000+
Total downloads
3,223,868
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Instant Images well maintained?

Support threads resolved
0 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
5%
3 of 59 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Image Search – The Instant Images search let’s you quickly find and upload images for any subject in a matter of seconds!
  • Image Orientation – Filter search results by landscape, portrait or square images
  • Time Saver – Quickly upload amazing stock photos without leaving the comfort of your WordPress admin
  • Theme/Plugin Developers – A great tool for developers who want to prototype and develop using real world imagery
  • Gutenberg – Instant Images directly integrates with Gutenberg as a plugin sidebar
  • Media Modal – Instant Images is available as a tab in the WordPress Media Modal
  • Page Builders – Instant Images integrates with page builders such as Elementor, Beaver Builder, Brizy and Divi
  • Edit Image Metadata – Easily edit image filename, alt text and caption prior to uploading to your media library
  • Accessibility – Automatically include a relevant alt description for screen readers, visually reduced users, and SEO
  • Easy to Use – It couldn’t get much more simple, just click an image and it’s automatically uploaded to your media library for use on your site
  • No Accounts Needed – An account on any service provider is not required for use of this plugin. Just activate and you’re ready to go

Instant Images reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.8 out of 5

59 reviews

5★
55
4★
1
3★
0
2★
0
1★
3

  • Great!

    Great plugin! Thanks!

    voitsekhovskymax

  • Amazing plugin

    Poupa muito tempo. Torna muito mais simples a pesquisa e uso de imagens de banco de imagens

    tecladigital

  • some bugs - not anymore (edited)

    When i click on an image, i get the prompI: downloading, creating sizes, still resizing and it pretty much gets stuck there forever. I have a custom wordpress setup but i still get to use all wordpress plugins normally. I've looked up your faq on your website and i can attest that there's no error whatsoever from my end as i ensured that. Noting appears in my media library. I really like this plugin and desperately need something like this. Happy to bump the stars to 5 if it gets corrected. Kind regards EDIT: No errors to see here :)

    muhmentz

  • Great plugin - Just Works!

    As of November 2024, this plugin still "Just works!" Thank you!

    inge12

  • Definitively a Must-Have

    I'm recommending it even on the Newsletter plugin composer: it makes newsletters more professional and save a huge amount of time. Thank you. Stefano.

    Stefano Lissa

  • Excellent

    Super handy tool for adding free images to your wordpress blog.

    cognaccola

Details

One-click uploads from Unsplash, Openverse, Pixabay, Pexels, and Giphy directly to your WordPress media library.

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

Tags

  • free images
  • media library
  • pixabay
  • stock photos
  • unsplash

More from connekthq

Version
7.2.0
Last updated
Jun 1, 2026
First published
Nov 1, 2016
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
–
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Instant Images FAQ

What does Instant Images do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Instant Images offers Image Search – The Instant Images search let’s you quickly find and upload images for any subject in a matter of seconds!, Image Orientation – Filter search results by landscape, portrait or square images, Time Saver – Quickly upload amazing stock photos without leaving the comfort of your WordPress admin, Theme/Plugin Developers – A great tool for developers who want to prototype and develop using real world imagery and Gutenberg – Instant Images directly integrates with Gutenberg as a plugin sidebar.

How many active installs does Instant Images have?

WordPress.org reports 100,000+ active installs for Instant Images as of September 7, 2026.

Is Instant Images still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on June 1, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Does Instant Images have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Instant Images are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Instant Images free?

Instant Images is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.