External files in Media Library

Add external files to your media library to use them in your website. They are integrated as if they were available locally.

v5.2.2threadiUpdated Added 400 installs100% rating
90
Score
16
Errors
68
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security100
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability52

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

84 findings

Maintainability

84

18 issue groups

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.21
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
21
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().19
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
19
Severity
warning

Sample message

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta queryDetected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.18
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
18
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl setoptUsing cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax queryDetected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "wp_is_development_mode()" requires WordPress 6.3.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 6.2.0.3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "wp_is_development_mode()" requires WordPress 6.3.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 6.2.0.

WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema ChangeAttempting a database schema change is discouraged.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta keyDetected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "EDLFW_HASH".2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "EDLFW_HASH".

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations freadFile operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fread().2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fread().

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WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "etfw_' . $this->get_slug() . '_transients".

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl close1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl error1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl exec1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl getinfo1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl init1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fclose1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fopen1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fopen().

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

56 domains

Outbound calls

201

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

34

Notable Domains

datatracker.ietf.org26 · outbound
dropbox.com25 · outbound
php.net25 · outbound
bugs.php.net7 · outbound
curl.se5 · outbound
youtube.com4 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

github.com29 · platform/reference
developer.wordpress.org7 · platform/reference
wordpress.org6 · platform/reference
core.trac.wordpress.org3 · platform/reference
gnu.org2 · platform/reference
w3.org2 · platform/reference
de.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
plugins.svn.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

/wp-json/efml/v1/file/REST

register_rest_route

/wp-json/easy-directory-listing-for-wordpress/v1/directory/REST

register_rest_route

/wp-json/external-files-in-media-library/v1/services/REST

register_rest_route

/wp-json/external-files-in-media-library/v1/sources/REST

register_rest_route

Admin AJAX endpoints28
wp_ajax_efml_add_archiveauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_efml_change_export_stateauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_efml_change_sync_stateauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_efml_delete_archiveauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_efml_delete_synced_from_directoryauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_efml_dropbox_setup_connectionauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_efml_get_delete_synced_infoauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_efml_get_export_config_dialogauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_efml_get_import_dialogauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_efml_get_info_about_install_and_activate_service_pluginauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_efml_get_sync_config_dialogauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_efml_get_sync_infoauthenticated

wp_ajax

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Score History

2 score snapshots

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1007550250Jun 25, 2026, 11:19 PM UTC Score 90/100 Plugin v5.2.1 Plugin Check 2.0.0 18 errors, 68 warningsJun 27, 2026, 09:47 AM UTC Score 90/100 Plugin v5.2.2 Plugin Check 2.0.0 16 errors, 68 warningsJun 25, 2026Jun 27, 2026

v5.2.2

90

Latest

Findings
84
Errors
16
Warnings
68
Check
2.0.0

v5.2.1

90

Score

Findings
86
Errors
18
Warnings
68
Check
2.0.0

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