Title: Featured Image from URL (FIFU) Author: fifu.app Published: Oktabr 3, 2015 Last modified: Fevral 2, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/featured-image-from-url/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2776609) ![](https://ps.w.org/featured-image-from-url/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2776609) # Featured Image from URL (FIFU) By [fifu.app](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marceljm/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/featured-image-from-url.5.3.3.zip) [Live Preview](https://uz.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image-from-url/?preview=1) * [Details](https://uz.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image-from-url/#description) * [Reviews](https://uz.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image-from-url/#reviews) * [Installation](https://uz.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image-from-url/#installation) * [Development](https://uz.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image-from-url/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-image-from-url/) ## Description ### WordPress plugin for remote featured images, videos, audios and more FIFU plugin has helped thousands of websites worldwide save money on storage, processing, and copyright since 2015. If you are tired of wasting time and resources with thumbnail regeneration, image optimization, and never-ending imports, this plugin is for you. #### Featured image Use a remote image as featured image of your post, page or custom post type. * Remote featured image * Optimized images * Make all images square * Image search (Unsplash) * Default featured image * Hide featured media * Modify post content * Auto set image title * Column for featured image * **[PRO]** Image search (search engine) * **[PRO]** Disable right-click * **[PRO]** Save in the media library * **[PRO]** Replace not found image * **[PRO]** Custom popup * **[PRO]** bbPress and BuddyBoss Platform integration * **[PRO]** Page redirection #### Automatic featured media * Auto set featured media from post content * **[PRO]** Auto set featured image using post title and a search engine * **[PRO]** Auto set featured media using web page address * **[PRO]** Auto set product images from ASIN * **[PRO]** Auto set featured media from custom field * **[PRO]** Auto set featured image using ISBN * **[PRO]** Auto set screenshot as featured image * **[PRO]** Auto set featured image from Unsplash using tags * **[PRO]** Auto-share on social media #### Automation * WP-CLI integration * **[PRO]** Add-on for WP All Import * **[PRO]** WooCommerce import * **[PRO]** WP REST API * **[PRO]** WooCommerce REST API * **[PRO]** Schedule metadata generation #### WooCommerce * Remote product image * Lightbox and zoom * **[PRO]** Gallery for remote images * **[PRO]** Gallery for remote videos * **[PRO]** Category images auto set * **[PRO]** Variable product * **[PRO]** Variation image * **[PRO]** Gallery for variation image * **[PRO]** Save in the media library * **[PRO]** FIFU product gallery * **[PRO]** Quick Buy * **[PRO]** Add image to order email #### Featured video Supports URLs from YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, 9GAG, Cloudinary, Tumblr, Publitio, JW Player, VideoPress, Sprout, Odysee, Rumble, Dailymotion, Cloudflare Stream, Bunny Stream, Amazon, BitChute, Brighteon, Google Drive, Spotify and SoundCloud. External and local video files are supported as well. * **[PRO]** Featured video * **[PRO]** Watch later * **[PRO]** Video thumbnail * **[PRO]** Play button * **[PRO]** Minimum width * **[PRO]** Video controls * **[PRO]** Autoplay on mouseover * **[PRO]** Autoplay * **[PRO]** Playback loop * **[PRO]** Mute * **[PRO]** Privacy enhanced mode * **[PRO]** Background video #### Widgets for Elementor * Featured image * **[PRO]** Featured video #### Widgets for WordPress * **[PRO]** Featured media * **[PRO]** Featured grid * **[PRO]** Product gallery #### Fields for Gravity-Forms * Featured image * **[PRO]** Featured video * **[PRO]** Featured slider #### Fields for Dokan * Featured image * **[PRO]** Product gallery #### Others * **[PRO]** Quick edit * **[PRO]** Featured audio * **[PRO]** Featured slider * **[PRO]** Shortcode * **[PRO]** Taxonomy image #### Functions for developers * fifu_dev_set_image($post_id, $image_url) * **[PRO]** fifu_dev_set_video($post_id, $video_url) * **[PRO]** fifu_dev_set_slider($post_id, $url_list, $alt_list) * **[PRO]** fifu_dev_set_image_list($post_id, $image_url_list) * **[PRO]** fifu_dev_set_video_list($post_id, $video_url_list) * **[PRO]** fifu_dev_set_category_image($term_id, $image_url) * **[PRO]** fifu_dev_set_category_video($term_id, $video_url) #### FIFU Cloud * Cloud storage (never lose an image again) * Global CDN (images loaded much faster) * Optimized thumbnails (processed in the cloud) * Usage-based billing (per stored image) * Smart cropping (detects people and objects before cropping) * Hotlink protection (sites can’t embed your images) #### Links * **[FIFU PRO](https://fifu.app/)** * **[Dummy site for testing](https://tastewp.com/new?pre-installed-plugin-slug=featured-image-from-url&redirect=admin.php%3Fpage%3Dfeatured-image-from-url&ni=true)** * **[Extension for Google Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fifu-scraper/pccimcccbkdeeadhejdmnffmllpicola)** * **[Smoke Test](https://plugintests.com/plugins/wporg/featured-image-from-url/latest)** ## Screenshots * [[ * Featured image * [[ * Image search * [[ * Featured video * [[ * Image gallery for WooCommerce products * [[ * Image gallery for WooCommerce product variations * [[ * Quick edit * [[ * Widgets for Elementor * [[ * Settings Help * [[ * Settings Image * [[ * Settings Video * [[ * Settings Slider * [[ * Settings Audio * [[ * Settings Automatic * [[ * Settings WooCommerce * [[ * Settings WP All Import * [[ * Settings Metadata * [[ * Settings Developers ## Blocks This plugin provides 1 block. * Fifu Image ## Installation ### Install FIFU from within WordPress 1. Visit the plugins page within your dashboard and select ‘Add New’; 2. Search for ‘FIFU’; 3. Activate FIFU from your Plugins page; ### Install FIFU manually 1. Upload the ‘featured-image-from-url’ folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory; 2. Activate the FIFU plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress; ## FAQ ### Why isn’t preview button working? * Your image URL is invalid. Take a look at Settings Getting started. ### Does FIFU save the images in the media library? * No. Only the PRO version is capable of doing this, but it is optional. The plugin was designed to work with external images. ### Why the featured image is being displayed twice? * You enabled «Modify Post Content add featured media» option unnecessarily. ### Why the featured image is not being displayed? * Please check if «Hide Featured Media» option is unduly enabled. ### Why are there no changes after updating the settings? * Try to clear your cache. ### Is any action necessary before removing FIFU? * Access settings and clear the metadata. ### What’s the metadata created by FIFU? * Database registers that help WordPress components to work with remote images. This plugin can generate the metadata of ~50,000 image URLs per minute. ### What are the disadvantages of remote images? * No image optimization or thumbnails by default. You can fix that with ‘Optimized Images’ feature. ### What are the advantages of remote images? * You save money on storage, processing and copyright. And you can have extremely fast import processes. ### Is it legal to embed images without permission? * Yes, it is. Click [here](https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/embedding-images-the-legal-way-to-steal/) to know more. ### Do remote images affect SEO? * No, remote images don’t affect SEO. Click [here](https://www.searchenginejournal.com/does-using-a-cdn-improve-ranking/) to know more. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/23511081dc806389b4a32cc1bcb2cc9acadb53e6252304abb52c75a32d14e57c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-41420/)󠁿 [afcale](https://profiles.wordpress.org/afcale/) Aprel 10, 2026 Works very well ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5e3995d7d1b2f5212595a2b232b0b902db5581f15f9124a88a65cdea223eb695? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-9789/)󠁿 [greentreefrog](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greentreefrog/) Aprel 1, 2026 I use a lot of free images and I like to repay the photographers with credits they deserve. This plugin lets me do that. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4ebd147047bcb5257a541362ad16ec7997ffbcab15f7325ec88c0657b5096146? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[it is very good plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-is-very-good-plugins/)󠁿 [powerhoster](https://profiles.wordpress.org/powerhoster/) Mart 1, 2026 I use it in several websites. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d9ae32557ae7310a0e3d797fbb7b5b5d225f85b2046a668f8d567340dcf6821f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[A must-have that just works](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-must-have-that-just-works-2/)󠁿 [Zennie Abraham](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zennie62media1/) Fevral 14, 2026 A must-have that just works ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/73bdb9a562f03d46e0bb66299d0a4a2dba1921d7c036aec1beff5490c45e5d9a? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[A Real Game Changer and Lifesaver!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-real-game-changer-and-lifesaver/)󠁿 [Bonnie Walker](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bonniew/) Fevral 8, 2026 This plugin saves me so much time when I want to comment on an external article or news report. It’s really easy to use and my posts all have a consistent look in the archives and search results, whether it’s a local featured image or a FIFU one! thank you! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9b97745233fc48f41f01140c69cb7d6d746086ff5e3284ebecbc525652fc9256? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Super](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-3173/)󠁿 [Klaas](https://profiles.wordpress.org/klaaswporg/) Fevral 3, 2026 Super plugin, very helpfull [ Read all 260 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-image-from-url/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Featured Image from URL (FIFU)” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ fifu.app ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marceljm/) “Featured Image from URL (FIFU)” has been translated into 10 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/featured-image-from-url/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Featured Image from URL (FIFU)” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/featured-image-from-url) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image-from-url/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/featured-image-from-url/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/featured-image-from-url/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/featured-image-from-url/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 5.3.3 * Fix: Integration with WPML not working; Fix: Deprecated notices. #### 5.3.2 * Fix: vulnerability reported by Wordfence team. #### 5.3.1 * New feature: Auto-share on social media; Fix: Featured image might not be displaying on X. #### 5.3.0 * Enhancement: Quick Edit column (PRO feature) not displayed initially for new users to avoid confusion; Enhancement: bbPress and BuddyBoss Platform (can now add images to activities). #### 5.2.9 * New: multisite network menu; Enhancement: integration with the WPML Multilingual CMS plugin (when a post or product is duplicated, FIFU now duplicates its image data); Fix: Optimized Images (URLs not being included in structured data); Fix: possible syntax error on sites with very old PHP versions. #### 5.2.8 * Fixes: vulnerabilities reported by the Wordfence Security team. #### 5.2.7 * New: Notice to rate the plugin; Enhancement: Auto set featured media from post content (now supports local relative URLs); Fix: Incomplete product data generated for Rich Results. #### 5.2.6 * Enhancement: improved integration with Rich Results from Google; Enhancement: alternative text can now be displayed as captions at the bottom of the image; Fix: images defined by other plugins were being displayed on social media instead of the remote featured image; Fix: Elementor widget not working with newer Elementor versions. #### 5.2.5 * Enhancement: Improved translations and support for 40 new languages; Enhancement: Alternative Text field now opens in the lightbox for easier editing; Enhancement: Redirects to the plugin settings after activation; Fix: Quick Edit not working for variable products with multiple attributes; Fix: Google Drive images not displaying in the admin area. #### 5.2.4 * New: Optimized Images > Sizes > Make all images square; Enhancement: Collection of anonymous stats is not necessary for now and has been disabled; Fix: Resolved conflict with Rank Math SEO plugin (fatal error). #### others * [more](https://fifu.app/changelog) ## Meta * Version **5.3.3** * Last updated **3 oy ago** * Active installations **70 000+** * WordPress version ** 5.6 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * Languages * [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://tw.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image-from-url/), [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image-from-url/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image-from-url/), [Korean](https://ko.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image-from-url/), [Lao](https://lo.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image-from-url/), [Portuguese (Brazil)](https://br.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image-from-url/), [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image-from-url/), [Spanish (Mexico)](https://es-mx.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image-from-url/), [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image-from-url/), [Spanish (Venezuela)](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image-from-url/) va [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image-from-url/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/featured-image-from-url) * Tags * [featured](https://uz.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/featured/)[image](https://uz.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image/) [url](https://uz.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/url/)[video](https://uz.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/video/) [woocommerce](https://uz.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/) * [Advanced View](https://uz.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image-from-url/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.6 out of 5 stars. * [ 225 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-image-from-url/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 5 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-image-from-url/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 6 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-image-from-url/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 8 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-image-from-url/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 16 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-image-from-url/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-image-from-url/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-image-from-url/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ fifu.app ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marceljm/) ## Support Issues resolved in last two months: 0 out of 1 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-image-from-url/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? 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