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External Thumbnail

20K+ installs · #1,358 most popular

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Shares 2 of External Thumbnail's 4 tags.
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WP Remote Thumbnail
60+ active installs.
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WP Remote Thumbnail
Updated on Aug 31, 2026.
  1. WP Remote Thumbnail

    by Nirmal Kumar Ram

    A small lightweight plugin to set external/remote images as post thumbnail/featured image.

    Installs
    60+
    Rank
    #19,678
    Rating
    3.5(8)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  2. Remote Thumbnail

    by Samuel Diethelm

    Lightweight plugin to use remote images for post thumbnails and featured image. Enter remote image url into custom field 'remote_thumbnail' …

    Installs
    10+
    Rank
    #42,157
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    6 years ago

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