Who should use URL To Featured Image?

URL To Featured Image is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and content publishers.

Is URL To Featured Image free?

Yes — URL To Featured Image is free to use.

What platforms does URL To Featured Image run on?

URL To Featured Image runs on the web.

Is URL To Featured Image still maintained?

Unverified. URL To Featured Image has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to URL To Featured Image?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include External URL Featured Image, WordPress plugin, and External URL as Post Featured Image.

Who makes URL To Featured Image?

URL To Featured Image is developed by François-Régis Ferry.

When did URL To Featured Image launch?

URL To Featured Image first shipped in 2025.

Back to the index

URL To Featured Image

Name: URL To Featured Image
Author: François-Régis Ferry

wordpress.orgOther creative

URL To Featured Image is a WordPress plugin that assigns an external image URL as the featured image for posts, pages, and custom post types. It provides a URL field in the post editor, supports optional media-library saving, and works with standard WordPress themes and loops.

FreeWeb

Visit wordpress.org

1alternative

6features

2025since

Overview

6 features

URL To Featured Image sits in PulseGate's Other creative category. It focuses on using externally hosted images as WordPress featured images without uploading them to the site. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress site owners and content publishers. URL To Featured Image is free to use. URL To Featured Image is available on the web.

François-Régis Ferry builds and maintains URL To Featured Image, and it first shipped in 2025. Key capabilities include external image URLs, post editor field, and custom post types.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

External image URLs
Post editor field
Custom post types
Media library saving
Theme compatibility
No extra tables

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Browser

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyFree tier

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed1 Sept · 18:10 UTC
URL To Featured Image verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about URL To Featured Image

What is URL To Featured Image?: URL To Featured Image focuses on using externally hosted images as WordPress featured images without uploading them to the site. It is catalogued under Other creative on PulseGate.
Who should use URL To Featured Image?: URL To Featured Image is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and content publishers.
Is URL To Featured Image free?: Yes — URL To Featured Image is free to use.
What platforms does URL To Featured Image run on?: URL To Featured Image runs on the web.
Is URL To Featured Image still maintained?: Unverified. URL To Featured Image has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to URL To Featured Image?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include External URL Featured Image, WordPress plugin, and External URL as Post Featured Image.External URL Featured Image WordPress plugin External URL as Post Featured Image
Who makes URL To Featured Image?: URL To Featured Image is developed by François-Régis Ferry.
When did URL To Featured Image launch?: URL To Featured Image first shipped in 2025.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Built for: WordPress site owners and content publishers
Model: B2B
Solves: Using externally hosted images as WordPress featured images without uploading them to the site.

Registered as

WordPress.org: url-to-featured-image

Developer

François-Régis Ferry

Index record

Indexed: 1 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 1 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: url-to-featured-image-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 1 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 1 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 1 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/url-to-featured-image

Ship this? Send a correction — no account, and you get a link to follow it.

Similar projects

Closest matches by what these projects do