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.
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Add remote thumbnail URL and click publish/update. 
After adding a remote thumbnail.
Installation
- Go to your admin area and select Plugins -> Add new from the menu.
- Search for “WP Remote Thumbnail”.
- Click install.
- Click activate.
- Go to any post/page and add your external images.
FAQ
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What is a remote thumbnail?
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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.
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Contributors & Developers
“WP Remote Thumbnail” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
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.