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.