WP-Stateless — WordPress CDN Plugin
WP-Stateless – Google Cloud Storage
by UDX Usability Dynamics · WordPress.org page · Website
WP-Stateless has 4,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 488,220 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 5, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
WP-Stateless at a glance
Is WP-Stateless well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Setup assistant makes getting started fast and easy
- No need to manually create service accounts or buckets – handled automatically
- Settings panel provides you with further GCS configuration and file url customization
- Mask the default GCS URL with your own custom domain
- Automatically replace hardcoded media URLs with GCS equivalents in post editor and meta
- Batch image thumbnail regeneration
- Synchronization tools for uploading existing files and images
- All settings supported with wp-config constants and network setting overrides
- Multiple modes: Backup, CDN, Ephemeral, Stateless
- All files served in HTTPS mode
- Serverless platform compatible, including Google App Engine
- Multisite compatible
WP-Stateless reviews and ratings
51 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
51 reviews
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Works with Google Cloud Storage
To fix this issue, I ran the following command to disable Uniform Bucket-Level Access: gsutil uniformbucketlevelaccess set off gs://yourbucket If you don’t have gsutil installed, you can create a new bucket through the Google Cloud Console and ensure that detailed object-level permissions (ACL) are enabled.Explanation: Uniform (Bucket-Level Access Enabled): This setting enforces consistent permissions at the bucket level using IAM roles only. It disables object-level ACLs, meaning individual object permissions can’t be customized. While it's more secure for some use cases, WP Stateless seems to require detailed object-level ACLs to function correctly. Detailed (Object-Level Permissions Enabled): By disabling Uniform Bucket-Level Access, you can manage permissions for individual objects using ACLs. This flexibility allowed WP Stateless to sync media files without issues. After disabling Uniform Bucket-Level Access, the sync worked perfectly, and I didn’t encounter any further problems.
sixlove -
Good attention :)
I had a problem with the plugin, and they solved it in less than a week. Great response time!
jaumeincapto -
Dead, Not Supported, Creates Conflicts that are unresolvable
This is a dead plugin. There is no support. Support forum is dead an you won't get a response. Conflicts with so many other plugins that unless you have a simple static site (which means you probably don't need media offloading), you will end up wasting your time chasing gremlins that at the end of the day, point back to WP Stateless as the culprit. UDX needs to just pull this plugin or sell it to someone who cares enough about the WP community to maintain it. They are hurting people. Very disappointing.
ralehman -
Looks promising, but works incredibly bad
The plugin is a promising plugin with nice features, but works very bad and lacks of some features that for me are important. For example, instead of to allow to use the default service account in the instance, you have to install the service account JSON which is less secure.Another thing that lacks is the possibility to continue the syncs or even ignore the errors. If the process fails (which happens all the time), you have to restart the process from the begining. The sync is badly done and it stops without reason. Three days I have lost trying to sync a site and all the time the process stops without even saying why, it just says that has synced one image and nothing else. The plugin just stops saying that is syncing images and the progress bar doesn't continues, but the plugin still thinking that is "in progress". If your site is new then will works fine for you, but If your site already have uploads in local, you will loose your mind trying to upload the files using the sync feature. Another problems that I have found is that the plugin doesn't fully cares about the constants (at least in multisite). The admin page shows the correct settings but when you are using the plugin they are not respected, giving "empty settings" errors when uploading. The support is almost inexistent and they are obsessed with the idea that the problem is that I don't know how to use the constants. Looks like I am too stupid to know how to correcly use a "define" in PHP.
msdanixu -
A robust and effective offloading plugin
Great plugin - used for our site to reliably offload our images without issues. Timely help and support from their support team as well. Would recommend!
rpwp1 -
Excellent plugin, pretty much use on all sites!
I know there are many other options and ways to deliver images but I have been using the WP-Stateless for the last couple of years and it has been great, no issues, once you get around how to do the setup you will be fine. Great plugin!Thank you,Krasen
Krasen Slavov
Where WP-Stateless ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that WP-Stateless appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best CDN Plugins | #12 by tag, #98 in search | #20 | – |
| Best Backup Plugins | #48 by tag, not in search | #70 | – |
WP-Stateless alternatives
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Flying Images 3,000+ installs · 4.8
Details
Upload and serve your WordPress media files from Google Cloud Storage.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings WP-Stateless competes in
Tags
- backup
- cdn
- google cloud
- google cloud storage
- uploads
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- Version
- 4.4.3
- Last updated
- Sep 5, 2026
- First published
- Mar 11, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 5.0
- Tested up to
- 6.9.7
- Requires PHP
- 8.1
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
WP-Stateless FAQ
What does WP-Stateless do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, WP-Stateless offers Setup assistant makes getting started fast and easy, No need to manually create service accounts or buckets – handled automatically, Settings panel provides you with further GCS configuration and file url customization, Mask the default GCS URL with your own custom domain and Automatically replace hardcoded media URLs with GCS equivalents in post editor and meta.
How many active installs does WP-Stateless have?
WordPress.org reports 4,000+ active installs for WP-Stateless as of September 7, 2026.
Is WP-Stateless still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on September 5, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
Is WP-Stateless free?
WP-Stateless is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does WP-Stateless rank among CDN Plugins?
WP-Stateless is #20 in the WordPress.org CDN Plugins ranking.