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Cache Images

By Matt Mullenweg

Description

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Cache Images is a plugin that gives users option to sideload images that are hosted on other domains to their own site. Sideloaded images are added to WordPress media library so you can use all tools related to images that you can use with images uploaded through WordPress. Image will be added as an attachment of first post where it is found, and every post where original URL is occurring will be updated with new URL. User can select from which domains to sideload images, including Blogger’s domains.

It uses AJAX so it means you can sideload large number of images even on slow servers. (AJAX functions are made by fork of code from plugin AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild)

This plugin is fully internationalized. You can find .pot file in languages folder where you should place your translation. Current translations are Serbian and Spanish. Please send your translation by contacting author so that it can be included it in next releases.

Read more information about usage on author’s site.

Screenshots

  • First screen with basic information about usage of plugin and a button Scan
  • List of all domains from which there is hotlinked image
  • Settings for automatic caching

Installation

  1. Upload cache-images folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Go to ‘Tools’ > ‘Cache Remote Images’ page
  4. Go to ‘Settings’ > ‘Media’ page to enable automatic caching

FAQ

Installation Instructions
  1. Upload cache-images folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Go to ‘Tools’ > ‘Cache Remote Images’ page
  4. Go to ‘Settings’ > ‘Media’ page to enable automatic caching

Reviews

The one that really works (till 2019)

February 17, 2019
The one that really works without messing my HTML, and allowing automatic caching for future posts at the same time. The only thing that I'd like is the ability to change the cached file name (like caching with the post name or time included on name. And change base URL. Thanks!

Still working

January 23, 2018
Despite some comments to the contrary, this plug-in works with WordPress 4.9.2. It is well-designed with a very helpful user interface. If you want to get rid of hot-linked images on your WordPress, this is a painless way to find them and automatically put the images on your own site and replace the link.
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Contributors & Developers

“Cache Images” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

3.1

  • Released on 3rd December 2010
  • Tries to fix issue with bad Blogger’s URLs
  • Tries to fix issue with “invalid argument for foreach” error
  • Tries to fix issue with “undefined function media_sideload_image()” error
  • Fixed unescaped characters in code examples
  • Updated screenshot-2

3.0

  • Released on 25th November 2010
  • Complete ajaxification of a plugin
  • Option for automatic caching on post’s saving
  • Option to cache linked images
  • Made standalone functions for finding and caching
  • Improved documentation
  • Code cleanup
  • Updated Serbian and Spanish translations

2.0

  • Complete rewrite of plugin
  • Images are now sideloaded via built in function and added to WordPress’ media library
  • Plugin now uses AJAX so it means you can cache large number of images even on slow servers
  • You can now cache images from Blogger’s domains too

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