Title: URL "insert" gone?
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# URL "insert" gone?

 *  Resolved [Smidefix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smidefix/)
 * (@smidefix)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/url-insert-gone/)
 * Hi Minnur,
 * I’m particularily interested in the URL insert feature to save physical space
   on the WP server. Sadly, the version I downloaded today has just the Import from
   URL button activated. Import works fine, but – as intended – downloads the entire
   file instead of creating a virtual link.
    What might have I done wrong?
 * Regards, Soeren.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/external-media/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/external-media/)

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 *  Plugin Author [minnur](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minnur/)
 * (@minnur)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/url-insert-gone/#post-7226193)
 * Thank you for reporting this. Fixing it now. Will fix this today ASAP.
 *  Plugin Author [minnur](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minnur/)
 * (@minnur)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/url-insert-gone/#post-7226202)
 * Please download version 1.0.9 to address this issue. I already made the release,
   it will take few more minutes till it is available for download.
 * Please verify and mark this ticket as Resolved.
 * Thank you! I would appreciate if you take a moment and write a very simple review
   and rate the plugin
 *  Plugin Author [minnur](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minnur/)
 * (@minnur)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/url-insert-gone/#post-7226205)
 * The release is taking longer than I expected… This is a WordPress.org thing..
   we just have to wait…
 *  Thread Starter [Smidefix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smidefix/)
 * (@smidefix)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/url-insert-gone/#post-7226208)
 * 😉 noticed just now 😉 will try again after dinner.
    Thanks meanwhile!
 *  Plugin Author [minnur](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minnur/)
 * (@minnur)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/url-insert-gone/#post-7226213)
 * If the new version still not available for download, please use the following
   link to download the most recent version:
 * [https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/external-media.zip](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/external-media.zip)
 * Thanks,
 * Minnur
 *  Thread Starter [Smidefix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smidefix/)
 * (@smidefix)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/url-insert-gone/#post-7226240)
 * Hi minnur,
 * sadly, still no change.
    Deactivated and reactivated the plugin, just to be sure,
   that it’s properly initialized. The interface still looks like this: [http://i64.tinypic.com/bfrib6.jpg](http://i64.tinypic.com/bfrib6.jpg)
   [http://i65.tinypic.com/2vt8owg.jpg](http://i65.tinypic.com/2vt8owg.jpg) and 
   in indeed imports the entire file to the media directory. Anything, which might
   interfere with my localization (de_de)? rgds. Soeren.
 *  Plugin Author [minnur](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minnur/)
 * (@minnur)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/url-insert-gone/#post-7226250)
 * Smidefix, I don’t see the images you uploaded. Could you re-upload them to a 
   different service ?
 *  Plugin Author [minnur](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minnur/)
 * (@minnur)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/url-insert-gone/#post-7226251)
 * This is what I see on my local (version 1.0.9):
    [https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3053868/link.em.gif](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3053868/link.em.gif)
 *  Thread Starter [Smidefix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smidefix/)
 * (@smidefix)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/url-insert-gone/#post-7226267)
 * My fault.
    For all non-plain-URL sources it looks identical to your example. 
   INSERT from a URL seems to work per default in the “Add from URL” feature, so
   that there is just the IMPORT feature added. Thanks and sorry!

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