WordPress plugin comparison
Media Item URL vs URL Image Importer
Media Item URL
by Andrew Norcross
100+ installs5.0
URL Image Importer
by Infinite Uploads
1K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- URL Image Importer has more active installs: 1K+, against 100+ for Media Item URL.
- On a typical day, URL Image Importer is downloaded about 42 times, Media Item URL about 2.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- URL Image Importer was updated more recently: Sep 29, 2026, against Aug 16, 2016 for Media Item URL.
- URL Image Importer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.6.0 for Media Item URL.
- Media Item URL has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for URL Image Importer.
Line by line
URL Image Importer leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Media Item URL | URL Image Importer |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #14,746 | #6,774 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 40 | 872 |
| Rating | 5.0(10) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.6.0 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.63 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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