About this plugin
Instantly upload photos from Unsplash, Openverse, Pixabay, Pexels, and Giphy to your website all without ever leaving WordPress!
Instant Images is the fastest way to find and upload high-quality, free stock images directly from inside WordPress.
No downloads.
No switching tabs.
No copy-paste workflow.
Just search, click, and your image is instantly added to your Media Library — properly processed and ready to use.
Whether you’re building content, designing layouts, or prototyping a client site, Instant Images keeps you in your workflow and saves you time.
Supported Image Providers
- Unsplash
- Openverse
- Pixabay
- Pexels
- Giphy
Works seamlessly with the Block Editor, Media Modal, and popular page builders.
The perfect tool for users who want to save time and frustration by uploading images directly inside their WordPress installation and for developers who want to prototype and develop using real world imagery.
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Features
- Image Search – The Instant Images search let’s you quickly find and upload images for any subject in a matter of seconds!
- Image Orientation – Filter search results by landscape, portrait or square images.
- Time Saver – Quickly upload amazing stock photos without leaving the comfort of your WordPress admin.
- Theme/Plugin Developers – A great tool for developers who want to prototype and develop using real world imagery.
- Gutenberg – Instant Images directly integrates with Gutenberg as a plugin sidebar.
- Media Modal – Instant Images is available as a tab in the WordPress Media Modal.
- Page Builders – Instant Images integrates with page builders such as Elementor, Beaver Builder, Brizy and Divi.
- Edit Image Metadata – Easily edit image filename, alt text and caption prior to uploading to your media library.
- Accessibility – Automatically include a relevant alt description for screen readers, visually reduced users, and SEO.
- Easy to Use – It couldn’t get much more simple, just click an image and it’s automatically uploaded to your media library for use on your site.
- No Accounts Needed – An account on any service provider is not required for use of this plugin. Just activate and you’re ready to go.
Add-ons
Instant Images: Extended
Enhance Instant Images with powerful professional features.
Includes:
– Search History & Autocomplete.
– Instant Images as a WordPress Block.
– WordPress CLI Imports.
– Batch Image Imports.
– I’m Feeling Lucky WordPress Block.
– Image Size Generator.
– Instant Featured Images
– Instagram-style image filters
– Persistent search terms across providers.
– And more…
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Proxy Server
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Maintaining a proxy server for Instant Images allows us to:
- Protect API keys from public exposure.
- Normalize data from multiple providers.
- Improve compatibility and reliability across plugin versions.
Please take a moment and read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for when using our proxy service:
- Terms of Use
- Privacy Policy
How Can You Contribute?
Pull requests can be submitted via GitHub.
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