Proxy missing media to a production origin so staging and local environments don't need a full copy of the uploads directory.
Alternatives to Uploads Relay for Local Development by Carl Alberto
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Relevant replacements
WordPress plugins with similar use cases
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Bromate Remote Media Bridgev1.0.11
Use a remote WordPress uploads directory without copying your entire media library. Optionally cache media files locally as visitors browse your site.
Local WebP optimizer for WordPress. Free converts images to WebP; Pro adds AVIF and site-wide image tools.
Check plugin compatibility and repository health, track updates, roll back WordPress.org plugins, and download installed versions as ZIP files.
Downloadyar Remote Mediav1.2.2
Offload your WordPress media to a remote download host over FTP/FTPS and automatically rewrite media URLs to the remote host.
Plugin uploads selected files from the WordPress uploads directory to S3 and serves registered uploads through S3 or CloudFront.
Control exactly which file types WordPress accepts, with per-role permissions, upload limits, and built-in MIME, magic-byte, and SVG security checks.
Move, encode, and serve all your video and other media files from the cloud to boost performance and save on storage.
Thenaynhe Watermarkv1.1.0
Add an image watermark to uploads, strip EXIF metadata, rename files after the post title, and import external images into the Media Library.
Upload WordPress media images to LskyPro and replace local media URLs with remote image URLs.