Blue Storage
Blue Storage for Microsoft Azure allows you to use Azure Storage to host your media for your WordPress powered blog. This plugin can wholly or partially replace local storage with Azure Storage. Using Azure Storage…
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Blue Storage shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.4 (latest is 7.1)
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Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Blue Storage stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| Azure | >100 |
| Azure Storage | #70 |
| Media Files | >100 |
| microsoft | >100 |
| microsoft azure | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Blue Storage
From the official readme · v1.2.0Description
Blue Storage for Microsoft Azure allows you to use Azure Storage to host your media for your WordPress powered blog.
This plugin can wholly or partially replace local storage with Azure Storage. Using Azure Storage allows you to grow your
storage as needed without having to upgrade your web server. You can also take advantage of Azure Storage features
like georedundency or Azure CDN.
- Allows you to migrate all existing files to your Azure Storage account.
- File links are via HTTPS as to not interfere with websites run over HTTPS.
- Gives you the ability to control the caching max-age of uploads.
- Can either be enabled for all uploads or you can upload from “Add Media” in the editor.
- You can delete all of the files uploaded from your WordPress site at any time.
For more details on Azure Storage and other Azure services, please visit the Microsoft Azure website.
License
This code released under the terms of the New BSD License (BSD).
Installation
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Easiest way to install is using WordPress’ plugin installer. You can also extract blue-storage.zip to the plugins
directory after uploading through SFTP or similar means. -
Activate the plugin using the “Activate” option for Blue Storage in the plugins list.
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In the Azure Portal go to your storage account settings, select “Access Keys”, and copy the “Storage Account Name” and one of the
“Access Keys” for use. -
Copy your account name and access key to the appropriate location on the plugin’s settings page and save.
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Either create a new container or choose an existing public container for your files.
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(Optional-Recommended!) Check the box that allows Blue Storage to manage all uploads to put them directly in Azure Storage.
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(Optional) Do this before any uploads! Add in a CNAME if you are using Azure CDN or something else. See FAQ for more details.
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(Optional) Do this before any uploads! Set the caching max-age value for uploads. This is specified in seconds.
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(Optional) Use the “Copy To Azure” ability to copy all files not in Azure to your Azure Storage container.
Changelog
1.2.0
- Added new option to set the cache control max-age value
1.1.0
- Added progress bar for “Copy to Azure” option
- Fixed bug that limited “Copy to Azure” to 99 images instead of intended 100 images
- Fixed issue with not enqueueing style sheet for settings page
1.0.4
- Fixed bug where metadata for migrated thumbnails wasn’t being generated which caused incomplete file deletion
1.0.3
- Fixed bug where various sizes (thumbnail, medium, etc) were not being uploaded to Azure
- Added batch size control to Copy to Azure ability
1.0.2
- Fixed Azure URLs for srcset attribute
- Minor metadata bug fix
- Updated connection string to use HTTPS
1.0.1
- Added options to disable access to certain settings
- Clarified some language
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FAQ
Blue Storage: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 3, 2026
Is Blue Storage free?
Yes. Blue Storage is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Blue Storage safe to use in 2026?
Blue Storage shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Blue Storage?
Blue Storage is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,366 times since it launched in December 2015. It was downloaded 53 times in the last 30 days.
Does Blue Storage work with WordPress 7.1?
Blue Storage is officially tested up to WordPress 4.4.34, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Blue Storage last updated?
The latest version, 1.2.0, was released on April 2, 2016 (11 years ago).
Who makes Blue Storage?
Blue Storage is developed and maintained by derekheld.
What are the best alternatives to Blue Storage?
The most popular alternatives to Blue Storage are miniOrange Embed Outlook Te… (300+ installs), Login with Microsoft Entra… (50+ installs) and Rafa Azure Simple Upload (20+ installs).
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