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Instant Images
One-click Image Uploads from Unsplash, Openverse, Pixabay, Pexels, and Giphy
One-click uploads from Unsplash, Openverse, Pixabay, Pexels, and Giphy directly to your WordPress media library.
Ready in seconds.
v7.2.0 100,000+ installs WP 6.0+
What you get inside
5 screens-
Dashboard - Browse, search and upload images to your WordPress media library
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Search - Find and upload images for any subject in a matter of seconds!
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Image Metadata - Easily edit image filename, alt text and caption prior to uploading to your media library.
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Gutenberg post edit screens. Add as featured image, insert into post or just upload photo.
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Instant Images is available in the WordPress media modal as a custom tab. It is available in front end page builder like Elementor, Beaver Builder and Divi.
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
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.
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…
Proxy Server
Instant Images routes all API requests to service providers (Unsplash, Pexels, Pixabay, Openverse etc.) through our custom proxy server at proxy.getinstantimages.com.
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:
How Can You Contribute?
Pull requests can be submitted via GitHub.
Website
Questions
- Can I legally use these photos on my website?
All photos published on Unsplash are licensed under Creative Commons Zero which means you can copy, modify, distribute and use the photos for free, including commercial purposes, without asking permission from or providing attribution to the photographer or Unsplash/Pixabay.
Learn More- Can I search for individual photos by ID?
Yes! You can enter
id:{photo_id}into the search box to return a single result.
e.g.id:YiUi00uqKk8- I’m unable to download images, what is the cause of this?
Unfortunately, there are a number of reasons why Instant Images may not work in your current hosting/server environment. Please read through the FAQ on our website to view some potential causes.
- Can I update the filename or metadata prior to upload?
Yes, click the
options(cog) icon in the bottom corner of the image to bring up an edit screen where you can modify the filename, title, alt and caption before the image is uploaded.- Are the images upload to the Media Library?
Yes, once clicked, the images are processed on the server then uploaded to the Media Library into the various sizes set in your theme.
- Are raw uploads stored on the server?
No, once an image has be uploaded and resized the raw download will be removed from your server.
- Are there server requirements?
Yes, this plugin is required to write temporary images into an
/instant-imagesdirectory within your WordPressuploadsdirectory for image processing prior to being uploaded to the media library.Some hosts lock down their servers and you may be required to update your php.ini or .htaccess in order to use this plugin.
- Do I need an account at Unsplash?
No, there is no need to sign up from an Unsplash account to access the photos server via Instant Images.
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