Name: URL Image Importer – Import External Images to the Media Library from URL, CSV & XML
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Author: Infinite Uploads

Import external images into your WordPress Media Library from any URL, CSV, XML export, or Google Drive link. Bulk import, site migration ready.

URL Image Importer – Import External Images to the Media Library from URL, CSV & XML

<p>URL Image Importer allows you to effortlessly import images from URLs, CSV spreadsheets, or WordPress XML export files directly into your Media Library. Simply paste one or multiple image links, upload a CSV file, or import your WordPress export file—and it will handle the rest, importing them all with ease!</p>
<p>The plugin fetches images directly from external links, validates them, and adds them to your Media Library—saving you time and effort. It’s perfect for quickly adding assets to your site without the hassle of downloading files to your computer and manually uploading them to WordPress.</p>
<h3>URL Image Importer Plugin Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Import any image directly into your WordPress Media Library from a URL—no file uploads required.</li>
<li>Import multiple images at once using a <strong>CSV spreadsheet</strong> with image URLs in bulk.</li>
<li>Import public image files from Google Drive share links in the URL and CSV import tools.</li>
<li>Import from <strong>WordPress XML export files</strong> to restore or migrate images between sites.</li>
<li>Export a spreadsheet-ready <strong>URL mapping CSV</strong> (Old URL <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> New URL) after batch imports for database replacement workflows.</li>
<li>Works seamlessly with any hosting environment or server setup.</li>
<li>Automatically validate and save images, ensuring they’re ready to use in your content.</li>
<li>Get smart recommendations based on available space in your temporary uploads directory.</li>
<li>Works with any server or hosting provider.</li>
<li>Upload any size file directly to a connected Infinite Uploads cloud account.</li>
<li>Uploads directory disk utility for quickly analyzing storage usage in your media library.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Import Images to your Media Library</h3>
<p>Paste in a publicly accessible URL with a compatible file extension, use a public Google Drive image file share link, or upload a CSV/XML file and enjoy media management ease.</p>
<h3>Bulk Import Support</h3>
<p>Allows you to paste multiple URLs, upload a CSV file, or use a WordPress XML export to import several images simultaneously without timing out. It processes one at a time, recursively importing them.<br />
For dedicated high-speed servers, running imports in chunks of 500-2,000 URLs per run provides a strong balance of speed and reliability.</p>
<h3>CSV Imports</h3>
<p>Upload a CSV file containing one or more image URLs (and optional metadata). The plugin automatically processes each row and imports all valid images into your Media Library. Perfect for large-scale imports from spreadsheets or external asset lists.</p>
<h3>Google Drive Image Imports</h3>
<p>Paste a public Google Drive image file link into the URL importer or include one in your CSV. The file must be publicly downloadable without signing in, and URL Image Importer validates the downloaded file contents before importing it. Google Drive folders, private files, videos, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, and other non-image items are skipped instead of imported.</p>
<h3>XML Imports from WordPress Export Feature</h3>
<p>Easily import images from a standard WordPress XML export file. The importer automatically parses the XML file, locates image URLs, and downloads them into your Media Library. This is ideal for restoring lost media or transferring content between sites.</p>
<h3>Uploads Disk Utility</h3>
<p>The URL Image Importer plugin includes a media library disk utility that shows a breakdown of the files in your uploads directory by type and size. See how many images, videos, archives, documents, code, and other files (like audio) there are and how much space they&#8217;re taking up.</p>
<h3>FTP/SFTP Client-free File Uploading</h3>
<p>Upload files right to the WordPress media library from URLs without additional credentials and settings. Skip the protocol settings, server names, port numbers, usernames, long passwords, and private keys. Grab the image &amp; paste the URL in!</p>
<h3>Compatible with Big File Uploads</h3>
<p>Bypass the upload limits on your server, set by your hosting provider, that prevent you from uploading large files to your media library.</p>
<h3>Wanna make your media library infinitely scalable? Move your big files and uploads directory to the cloud.</h3>
<p>Big File Uploads is built to work with <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/infinite-uploads/" rel="ugc">Infinite Uploads</a> to make your site&#8217;s upload directory infinitely scalable. A large WordPress media library can slow down your server and run up the cost of bandwidth and storage with your hosting provider. Move your uploads directory to the Infinite Uploads cloud to save on storage and bandwidth and improve site performance and security. Learn more about <a href="https://infiniteuploads.com/?utm_source=wordpress.org&amp;utm_medium=readme&amp;utm_campaign=URLII_readme&amp;utm_term=promo" rel="nofollow ugc">Infinite Uploads cloud storage and content delivery network</a>.</p>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<p>This plugin does not collect or share any data. Site admins can optionally subscribe to email updates which is subject to our <a href="https://infiniteuploads.com/privacy/?utm_source=wordpress.org&amp;utm_medium=readme&amp;utm_campaign=bfu_readme&amp;utm_term=privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a>.</p>
<h3>About Us</h3>
<p>Infinite Uploads builds WordPress plugins and is a premium cloud storage provider and content delivery network (CDN) for all your WordPress media files. Learn more here:<br />
<a href="https://infiniteuploads.com/?utm_source=wordpress.org&amp;utm_medium=readme&amp;utm_campaign=bfu_readme&amp;utm_term=about_us" rel="nofollow ugc">infiniteuploads.com</a></p>
<p>Learn how to manage large files on our blog:<br />
<a href="https://infiniteuploads.com/blog/?utm_source=wordpress.org&amp;utm_medium=readme&amp;utm_campaign=URLII_readme&amp;utm_term=blog" rel="nofollow ugc">Infinite Uploads Blog, Tips, Tricks, How-tos, and News</a></p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
<h3>Contact and Credits</h3>
<p>Maintained by the cloud architects and WordPress engineers at <a href="https://infiniteuploads.com/?utm_source=wordpress.org&amp;utm_medium=readme&amp;utm_campaign=URLII_readme&amp;utm_term=credits" rel="nofollow ugc">Infinite Uploads</a>.</p>


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