Title: WP Remote Thumbnail Author: Nirmal Kumar Ram Published: February 28, 2014 Last modified: December 13, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-remote-thumbnail/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3110383) ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-remote-thumbnail/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3110383) # WP Remote Thumbnail By [Nirmal Kumar Ram](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sagarseth9/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-remote-thumbnail.1.3.2.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-remote-thumbnail/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-remote-thumbnail/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-remote-thumbnail/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-remote-thumbnail/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-remote-thumbnail/) ## Description WP Remote Thumbnail is a very lightweight WordPress plugin that comes with zero configuration and one-click setup. Using this plugin, you can easily set any external image as the featured image of any post/page or even custom post types. This plugin automatically adds a custom metabox to each post type that supports post thumbnails. You just need to copy and paste the URL of any image into the metabox and click publish/update. ## Screenshots * [[ * Add remote thumbnail URL and click publish/update. * [[ * After adding a remote thumbnail. ## Installation 1. Go to your admin area and select Plugins -> Add new from the menu. 2. Search for “WP Remote Thumbnail”. 3. Click install. 4. Click activate. 5. Go to any post/page and add your external images. ## FAQ ### What is a remote thumbnail? You can call a remote thumbnail an external featured image. This plugin will help you set any external image as the featured image of any post/page. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2255652fa591f3cd9c9ec85c3b97c0debf0b5dd2c2390e90c62ef213a34fa7d6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[fatal error, not supported](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-not-supported/)󠁿 [rapidasia](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rapidasia/) April 8, 2022 Fatal error: Uncaught Error: basename(): Argument #2 ($suffix) must be of type string, array given ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/edf3b9fe56bf7df10cabe450f3d72f17ec813d24bc0e4990c90d0f502c521763? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Function errors and no support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/function-errors-and-no-support/)󠁿 [Gerdski](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gerdski/) October 17, 2019 — ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/edb61abb8097a38d55b12d5e04ee3d60bf9f7fbbe78c9ab8edd993d5d82e1c4e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Doesn’t work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-1995/)󠁿 [andyjwaller](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andyjwaller/) September 26, 2018 Just downloaded this plugin because I though it would solve my problem. Instead, it just throws an error when I try to save a post: Warning: basename() expects parameter 2 to be string, array given in …/wp-remote-thumbnail/wp-remote-thumbnail.php on line 97 Looks like it’s the same error that was reported over three years ago. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f2239ae9059fe455d2632452c510abe4d0c5e9015d55bcddb8e5eefc0d3be277? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Support?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/support-140/)󠁿 [museumtrade](https://profiles.wordpress.org/museumtrade/) September 3, 2016 1 reply This plugin looks like the answer to my issue, but I don’t want to start counting on a plugin that is dying. I see it’s been 11 months since your last update, are you going to revive this plugin or let it die? Thanks Matt [ Read all 8 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-remote-thumbnail/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “WP Remote Thumbnail” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Nirmal Kumar Ram ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sagarseth9/) * [ Magnigenie ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/magnigenie/) [Translate “WP Remote Thumbnail” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-remote-thumbnail) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-remote-thumbnail/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-remote-thumbnail/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-remote-thumbnail/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-remote-thumbnail/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.3.2 * Updated: Most usable image format support * Code Cleanup #### 1.3.1 * Fixed: url save issue * Checked with updated wordpress version 6.6 #### 1.3 * Fixed: Fatal and warning errors * Checked with latest wp and PHP version #### 1.2 * Fixed: Meta data URL save issue. * Code cleanup. #### 1.1 * Fixed issue with larger images. * Increased timeout for getting images. * Better error handling. #### 1.0 * This is the first version. ## Meta * Version **1.3.2** * Last updated **4 months ago** * Active installations **90+** * WordPress version ** 4.4 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 5.4 or higher ** * Tags * [external featured image](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/external-featured-image/) [featured image](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/featured-image/)[remote featured image](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/remote-featured-image/) [remote thumbnail](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/remote-thumbnail/)[url to featured image](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/url-to-featured-image/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-remote-thumbnail/advanced/) ## Ratings 3.5 out of 5 stars. * [ 5 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-remote-thumbnail/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-remote-thumbnail/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-remote-thumbnail/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-remote-thumbnail/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 3 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-remote-thumbnail/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-remote-thumbnail/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-remote-thumbnail/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Nirmal Kumar Ram ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sagarseth9/) * [ Magnigenie ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/magnigenie/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-remote-thumbnail/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=sagar.seth9@gmail.com&item_name=WP%20Remote%20Thumbnail&return=http://magnigenie.com)