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Archivarix External Images Importer scans your posts and pages for external URLs in src/srcset attributes of all img tags. Based on configured settings, the plugin can:
- Download images from their original external sources
- Download images from Internet Archive (Wayback Machine)
- Try to download from original source first, then from Internet Archive if failed
- Try to download from Internet Archive first, then from original source if failed
- Restore missing local images (404) from Web Archive
You can choose what to do with images that could not be downloaded:
- Keep image unchanged
- Remove image from post completely
- Replace with 1×1 pixel placeholder
Key Features
- Full compatibility with WordPress 7.0
- AI-ready: WordPress Abilities API / MCP integration (WordPress 7.0+) so AI agents can scan and import images
- Modern AJAX interface with real-time progress
- Background processing – you can close the browser while processing continues
- Detailed import statistics and logs with CSV export
- Custom filename patterns support
- Automatic restoration of missing local images
- srcset attribute support
- Custom post types support
- Invalid URL detection and handling
- Improved error handling and logging
- Responsive design for all devices
Available in English, Russian (Русский), Spanish (Español), French (Français), Portuguese (Português), and German (Deutsch).
For more information, visit the plugin documentation.
Screenshots
Settings page with full control over plugin behavior
Process interface with real-time progress bar
Statistics panel with import statistics and logs filterable by outcome