Description
This Plugin allows to use an external image as Featured Image, this can be especially useful if you house your images in another location.
This Plugin is compatible with Nelio External Featured Image Metadata, so you can reuse your data in case you want to uninstall Nelio Plugin.
Screenshots
Metabox in post screen configuration 
After preview image, you can type Alt text 
After Save post you can view your image in front-end
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
- Upload and extract the plugin file to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory,
or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
- This plugin doesn’t have configuration screen, you can view a metabox directly when you create or edit your posts or pages.
Reviews
avuvɔsun 24, 2023
Does EXACTLY what I was looking for, for free, and without annoying text and banners in your admin area.
Lidosun 1, 2020
work great.. even it’s has not been update..
Lidosun 8, 2018
doesnt show the image on top of the post as it would
do in the normal way when you load an image without a plugin
Alunsun 3, 2018
1 reply
This is really great
Please make it compatible with the new version wordpress
God bless you
zosun 26, 2017
It is what I was looking for: simplicity.
$external_image = get_post_meta( $post->ID, '_dcms_eufi_img', true );
ayidosun 19, 2017
works well.
Contributors & Developers
“External URL Featured Image” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
1.0.3
- Tested up to WordPress 5.5
1.0.2
- Fix Readme file, test version 4.8.3
1.0.1
- Fix text domain for translation
1.0
- Initial release, stable version.