HANS & FRIENDS
Replace External ImagesPlugin for WordPress
External images from 1,000 posts. In a single pass.
Moved from Wix, Blogger or an old domain? The WordPress plugin Replace External Images brings externally hosted images into your Media Library and replaces the links. You can watch every step live.
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- ✓sommerfest.jpg from static.wixstatic.comSummer party recap
- ✓team.png from blogger.googleusercontent.comAbout us
- !logo-alt.gif Source blocked (HTTP 403), skippedPartners
- ✓produkt-07.webp from alte-domain.deAutumn collection
Posts and pages for free
Products and custom post types with Pro
Pay once, no subscription
Made in Saarbrücken
How it works
Three steps, whether you have 10 posts or 10,000.
Find
The plugin scans your posts and pages for images stored on third-party servers.
Import
Every reachable image ends up in your Media Library. Blocked sources are skipped and logged with the reason.
Replace
The old URLs are replaced with local ones. If a post has no featured image, the first imported image is set.
When you need it
External images almost always come about in one of these situations.
Moving to WordPress
From Wix, Blogger, Squarespace or Medium: after the import, images often still point to the old platform.
Pasted from Google Docs or Notion
Pasted images stay on third-party servers and can disappear later.
Old domain shut down
Your images depend on an address that will soon cease to exist. Secure them now, before they’re gone.
Hotlinks and third-party servers
Locally stored images load more reliably and cut out unnecessary connections to third-party servers.
Built for existing content
Many solutions only import when you save a post. That doesn’t help much when you have a thousand older posts.
| Task | Import on save | Replace External Images |
|---|---|---|
| Older posts | Open and save every post individually | All at once with the bulk import |
| Visibility | Runs invisibly on save | Live progress and log |
| Blocked sources | Depends on the solution | Skipped cleanly, with the reason in the log |
| Undo | Depends on the solution | With one click, including Import history (Pro) |
Free for posts and pages. Pro for everything beyond.
Pro adds WooCommerce products and custom post types. Pay once, no subscription.
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Made in Saarbrücken
Hans & Friends builds lean WordPress plugins that solve one specific problem properly. They come from hands-on work, from tasks we had to solve ourselves in real website projects: well documented, fairly priced, with no subscription and no catches.
- Freefor posts and pages
- 5 languagesfollows your WordPress language
- 14 daysmoney-back guarantee for Pro