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Cache Images

v3.2.2Not updated in over a year

Goes through your posts and gives you the option to cache all hotlinked images from a domain locally in your upload folder

by Matt Mullenweg · Website

hotlinkimagesmediamedia librarysideload
Rank
#6,208 24h -2 · 7d -21
Est. installs
1,577 High confidence
Total downloads
54K all time
Rating
4.0 ★ 6 reviews
Official installs
1,000+ public bucket
Support threads
0 last 2 months
Support resolved
— of threads
Tested up to
WP 6.4.13 compatibility

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Maintenance & compatibility

3.0 years ago

Last release

Version
3.2.2
Requires WP
2.8
Requires PHP
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On WP.org since
2005

About Cache Images

Cache Images is a WordPress plugin by Matt Mullenweg, first published on WordPress.org in 2005. It has 1,000+ active installations and 53,644 downloads in total, and ranks #6,208 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it slipped 21 places. Users rate it 4.0 out of 5 across 6 reviews. Version 3.2.2 was released 3.0 years ago; WordPress.org flags plugins that have not been updated in over a year. It is tested up to WordPress 6.4.13 and requires WordPress 2.8 or later. No support threads were opened in the last two months. It is listed under hotlink, images, media, media library and sideload. Plugins with a similar focus include Archivarix External Images Importer, Media Sweep and Polaroid Gallery.

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