Use external image URLs for WordPress featured images and WooCommerce product images. No uploads required. FIFU PRO adds videos and galleries.
Alternatives to REST API Featured Image
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Local WebP optimizer for WordPress. Free converts images to WebP; Pro adds AVIF and site-wide image tools.
WP Remote Thumbnailv1.3.2
A small lightweight plugin to set external/remote images as post thumbnail/featured image.
Hungry REST API Monitorv1.0.4
Monitor WordPress REST API requests with detailed analytics, performance metrics, and beautiful visualizations. Full WooCommerce support included.
Neutrope Quick Exportv0.1.1
Export posts, pages, and public custom post types to a UTF-8 CSV, including featured image info. Lightweight, no tracking, no external requests.
URL To Featured Imagev1.1.0
Set any external image URL as your post's featured image automatically.
Copypress Rest APIv1.3.1
Extend the WordPress REST API with custom endpoints for managing posts, categories, tags, post types, and taxonomies.
Code and core Headless Fast API – Standalone, cacheable REST endpoints that skip the core load cyclev1.0.1
Fast, cacheable headless API endpoints answered before the theme, the REST API and WP_Query load.
WP REST API – User Metav1.1.1
Enhance WordPress REST API by including configurable user meta fields in post responses without additional API requests.
Smooth API Acceleratorv1.4.6
Turn selected WordPress REST API responses into CDN-delivered JSON snapshots.