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Upload an image from a URL

Images1 minuteCreates contentTested 15 Oct 2026
Paste into ChatGPT or ClaudeAdd this image to my media library as “Spring shop window”, with the alt text “Shop window with spring flowers”: https://example.com/window.jpg

Creates a draft or uploads an image. See the recipe below for approval requirements.

  1. Your assistant uses the image URL, title and alt text from your request.
  2. WordPress downloads the image and saves it in the media library under the connected user.
  3. Your assistant checks the saved title and alt text. You can then ask it to use the image in a post.
  • “…then set it as the featured image of my spring post.”
  • Public HTTPS addresses only: JPEG, PNG, GIF or WebP, up to 5 MB. Not private or local links. For SVG, see Add an SVG logo or icon.
  • The connected user needs permission to upload files.