Archive Remote Images
Archive Remote Images allows you to scan a post to fetch remote images; then updates its content automatically.
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Archive Remote Images shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 40+ sites, is rated 4.3/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 29/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (40+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.0 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Archive Remote Images stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| Archive Remote Images | >100 |
| auto-save images | >100 |
| cache Images | >100 |
| grab images | >100 |
| image archive | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 from 3 reviews
About Archive Remote Images
From the official readme · v1.0.7Description
Archive Remote Images allows you to scan a post to fetch remote images; then updates its content automatically.
A new metabox will appear when editing a post.
If “Archive Remote Images” is checked, the plugin will grab all remote images and update the content when saving that post.
- Settings page with lot of options (see screenshot #2)
- Several hooks allow advanced users to change the plugin’s behaviour.
Contributors
Notes
For feature request and bug reports, please use the forums.
If you are a plugin developer, we would like to hear from you. Any contribution would be very welcome.
Installation
- Upload the plugin to your blog and Activate it.
- Setup the plugin in the Settings menu -> Archive Remote Images.
- Edit a post with remote images, and check “Archive Remote Images”.
Changelog
1.0.7
- Deep clean html content on post load (by Kraoc)
- Add normalize on document save (by Kraoc)
1.0.6
- Add default encoding when loading DOM (by Kraoc)
- removed doctype / html / body from document (only since PHP 5.4). (by Kraoc)
1.0.5
- added function is_local_server() to avoid error in get_domain() when used on localhost.
1.0.4
- Lot of new options in the settings page.
- Localization.
- Also handles the link wrapped around an image, if the link target is pointing to the image file.
- Refactoring of the settings page (uses now WordPress functions).
- Saves image title if a “title” or “alt” attribute is set on the remote image
- Fixed bug with revisions
- Avoid uploading several times the same image (checking its source, which is saved as “_ari-url” post meta)
- Whole image tag replacement, not only source url replacement. Can be filtered with hook ‘ari_get_new_image_html’.
- Changed regex stuff with DOM parser (more reliable)
- Replaced SQL queries with WP core functions
- Wrapped plugin into a class
1.0.3
- Update: The read me content
- Bug fix : Fix the default value and auto save option
Screenshots
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FAQ
Archive Remote Images: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 14, 2026
Is Archive Remote Images free?
Yes. Archive Remote Images is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Archive Remote Images safe to use in 2026?
Archive Remote Images shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 40+ sites, is rated 4.3/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 29/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Archive Remote Images?
Archive Remote Images is active on 40+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 9,776 times since it launched in December 2012. It was downloaded 120 times in the last 30 days.
Does Archive Remote Images work with WordPress 7.1?
Archive Remote Images is officially tested up to WordPress 4.0.38, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Archive Remote Images last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.7, was released on February 27, 2015 (12 years ago).
Who makes Archive Remote Images?
Archive Remote Images is developed and maintained by kasonzhao.
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