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WP Remote Thumbnail

by Nirmal Kumar Ram

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Description

WP Remote Thumbnail is a very lightweight WordPress plugin that comes with zero configuration and one-click setup. Using this plugin, you can easily set any external image as the featured image of any post/page or even custom post types.

This plugin automatically adds a custom metabox to each post type that supports post thumbnails. You just need to copy and paste the URL of any image into the metabox and click publish/update.

  1. Go to your admin area and select Plugins -> Add new from the menu.
  2. Search for “WP Remote Thumbnail”.
  3. Click install.
  4. Click activate.
  5. Go to any post/page and add your external images.
  1. Add remote thumbnail URL and click publish/update.

    Add remote thumbnail URL and click publish/update.

  2. After adding a remote thumbnail.

    After adding a remote thumbnail.

What is a remote thumbnail?

You can call a remote thumbnail an external featured image. This plugin will help you set any external image as the featured image of any post/page.

fatal error, not supported

By rapidasia on April 8, 2022

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: basename(): Argument #2 ($suffix) must be of type string, array given

Function errors and no support

By Gerdski on October 17, 2019

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Doesn't work

By andyjwaller on September 26, 2018

Just downloaded this plugin because I though it would solve my problem. Instead, it just throws an error when I try to save a post: Warning: basename() expects parameter 2 to be string, array given in .../wp-remote-thumbnail/wp-remote-thumbnail.php on line 97 Looks like it's the same error that was reported over three years ago.

Support?

By museumtrade on September 3, 2016

This plugin looks like the answer to my issue, but I don't want to start counting on a plugin that is dying. I see it's been 11 months since your last update, are you going to revive this plugin or let it die?
Thanks
Matt

1.3.2

  • Updated: Most usable image format support
  • Code Cleanup

1.3.1

  • Fixed: url save issue
  • Checked with updated wordpress version 6.6

1.3

  • Fixed: Fatal and warning errors
  • Checked with latest wp and PHP version

1.2

  • Fixed: Meta data URL save issue.
  • Code cleanup.

1.1

  • Fixed issue with larger images.
  • Increased timeout for getting images.
  • Better error handling.

1.0

  • This is the first version.
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