Description
WordPress plugin for external featured images, videos, audios and more
FIFU plugin has helped thousands of websites worldwide save money on storage, processing, and copyright since 2015.
If you are tired of wasting time and resources with thumbnail regeneration, image optimization, and never-ending imports, this plugin is for you.
Featured image
Use an external image as featured image of your post, page or custom post type.
- External featured image
- Image search (Unsplash)
- Default featured image
- Hide featured media
- Featured image in content
- Auto set image title
- Save image dimensions
- Column for featured image
- [PRO] Image search (search engine)
- [PRO] Disable right-click
- [PRO] Save in the media library
- [PRO] Same height
- [PRO] Replace not found image
- [PRO] Custom popup
- [PRO] Page redirection
Automatic featured media
- Auto set featured media from post content
- [PRO] Auto set featured image using post title and a search engine
- [PRO] Auto set featured media using web page address
- [PRO] Auto set featured image from custom field
- [PRO] Auto set featured image using ISBN and books API
- [PRO] Auto set screenshot as featured image
- [PRO] Auto set featured image from Unsplash using tags
Performance
- CDN + optimized thumbnails
- Lazy load
Social
- Meta tags
- [PRO] Media RSS tags
- [PRO] BuddyBoss Platform and bbPress
Automation
- WP-CLI integration
- [PRO] Add-on for WP All Import
- [PRO] WooCommerce import
- [PRO] WP REST API
- [PRO] WooCommerce REST API
- [PRO] Schedule metadata generation
WooCommerce
- External product image
- Lightbox and zoom
- [PRO] Gallery for external images
- [PRO] Gallery for external videos
- [PRO] Category images auto set
- [PRO] Variable product
- [PRO] Variation image
- [PRO] Gallery for variation image
- [PRO] Save in the media library
- [PRO] FIFU product gallery
- [PRO] Quick Buy
- [PRO] Add image to order email
Featured video
Supports URLs from YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, 9GAG, Cloudinary, Tumblr, Publitio, JW Player, VideoPress, Sprout, Odysee, Rumble, Dailymotion, Cloudflare Stream, Bunny Stream, Amazon, BitChute, Brighteon, Google Drive, Spotify and SoundCloud. External and local video files are supported as well.
- [PRO] Featured video
- [PRO] Watch later
- [PRO] Video thumbnail
- [PRO] Play button
- [PRO] Minimum width
- [PRO] Video controls
- [PRO] Autoplay on mouseover
- [PRO] Autoplay
- [PRO] Playback loop
- [PRO] Mute
- [PRO] Privacy enhanced mode
- [PRO] Background video
Widgets for Elementor
- Featured image
- [PRO] Featured video
Widgets for WordPress
- [PRO] Featured media
- [PRO] Featured grid
- [PRO] Product gallery
Fields for Gravity-Forms
- Featured image
- [PRO] Featured video
- [PRO] Featured slider
Fields for Dokan
- Featured image
- [PRO] Product gallery
Others
- [PRO] Quick edit
- [PRO] Featured audio
- [PRO] Featured slider
- [PRO] Shortcode
Functions for developers
- fifu_dev_set_image($post_id, $image_url)
- [PRO] fifu_dev_set_video($post_id, $video_url)
- [PRO] fifu_dev_set_slider($post_id, $url_list, $alt_list)
- [PRO] fifu_dev_set_image_list($post_id, $image_url_list)
- [PRO] fifu_dev_set_video_list($post_id, $video_url_list)
- [PRO] fifu_dev_set_category_image($term_id, $image_url)
- [PRO] fifu_dev_set_category_video($term_id, $video_url)
FIFU Cloud
- Cloud storage (never lose an image again)
- Global CDN (images loaded much faster)
- Optimized thumbnails (processed in the cloud)
- Usage-based billing (per stored image)
- Smart cropping (detects people and objects before cropping)
- Hotlink protection (sites can’t embed your images)
Links
Screenshots
Featured image
Image search
Featured video
Image gallery for WooCommerce products
Image gallery for WooCommerce product variations
Quick edit
Widgets for Elementor
Settings → Featured image
Settings → Featured video
Settings → Featured slider
Settings → Featured audio
Settings → Shortcode
Settings → Automatic
Settings → Social
Settings → Performance
Settings → WooCommerce
Settings → WP All Import
Settings → REST API
Settings → Admin
Settings → Metadata
Developers
FIFU Cloud
Installation
Install FIFU from within WordPress
- Visit the plugins page within your dashboard and select ‘Add New’;
- Search for ‘FIFU’;
- Activate FIFU from your Plugins page;
Install FIFU manually
- Upload the ‘featured-image-from-url’ folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory;
- Activate the FIFU plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress;
FAQ
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- Your image URL is invalid. Take a look at Settings → Getting started.
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Does FIFU save the images in the media library?
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- No. Only the PRO version is capable of doing this, but it is optional. The plugin was designed to work with external images.
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Why the featured image is being displayed twice?
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- You enabled “Featured Image in Content” option unnecessarily.
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Why the featured image is not being displayed?
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- Please check if “Hide Featured Media” option is unduly enabled.
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Why are there no changes after updating the settings?
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- Try to clear your cache.
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Is any action necessary before removing FIFU?
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- Access settings and clear the metadata.
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What’s the metadata created by FIFU?
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- Database registers that help WordPress components to work with external images. This plugin can generate the metadata of ~50,000 image URLs per minute.
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What are the disadvantages of external images?
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- No image optimization or thumbnails by default. You can fix that with CDN + Optimized Thumbnails feature (performance settings).
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What are the advantages of external images?
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- You save money on storage, processing and copyright. And you can have extremely fast import processes.
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Is it legal to embed images without permission?
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- Yes, it is. Click here to know more.
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Do external images affect SEO?
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- No, external images don’t affect SEO. Click here to know more.
Reviews
सप्टेंबर 6, 2023
Very good support and easy to get up and running.
The plugin works perfectly, the support is super attentive and they help you with everything, it's worth paying for the license, I have done it and I am very happy with it!!!!
ऑगस्ट 25, 2023
2 replies
Does the simple thing it needs to do, but is way too present in the admin area. The developer was quick to respond and fix it though, but I already moved to a better alternative.
ऑगस्ट 17, 2023
I purchased the plugin for the ability to play local hosted mp4 videos as the featured product image. There was a slight issue with the autoplay which was solved quickly by the first class support on hand to help. The support for the plugin really is exceptional and worthy of 5 stars. Thank you FIFU!
मार्च 7, 2023
Recommend this plugin. I had a problem because of other plugin, but the support was amazing and we solved the issue.
फेब्रुवारी 26, 2023
1 reply
Bloated. very bad coding
फेब्रुवारी 2, 2023
FIFU is a real life saver, especially if you work with a ton of products and can't host every image locally. It works flawlessly out of the box (with documentation info and compatibility for other plugins such as WP All Import) and it's crafted to pure perfection. Also, mad respect for its developer, Marcel, as not only did he create a truly unique plugin, but is also super kind and helpful whenever you need any help!
Contributors & Developers
“Featured Image from URL (FIFU)” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
4.5.0
- New feature: Auto set featured image from custom field; fix: quick editor (fatal error for some WooCommerce variable products).
4.4.9
- Enhancement: Featured video (supports Spotify and SoundCloud URLs now); enhancement: Featured image (integration with SlotsLaunch plugin); enhancement: Auto set featured image using post title and search engine (tips for achieving better results have been added); fix: quick editor (not working for WooCommerce categories).
4.4.8
- Enhancement: quick editor (supports variable products now); enhancement: FIFU Settings page (refreshes after 10 minutes to avoid issues with expired sessions).