Media URL Proxy

A WordPress plugin that allows you to replace media URLs with a configured domain to proxy images from a live site.

Features

• Replace media URLs in post content
• Replace attachment URLs
• Replace URLs in image srcsets
• Settings page to configure the proxy domain

Installation

1. Install and activate the plugin in WordPress
2. Go to Settings > Media URL Proxy
3. Enter the domain you want to use for proxying media files (e.g., https://your-production-site.com)
4. Save the settings

How It Works

The plugin will automatically replace any media URLs in your content with the configured domain. For example:

• From: https://your-local-site.local/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cat.jpg
• To: https://your-production-site.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cat.jpg

This allows you to serve images from a production domain while using a local development environment.

Usage Example

Once configured, the plugin will transform image tags like:

<img src="https://your-local-site.local/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cat.jpg" alt="Cat">

To:

<img src="https://your-production-site.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cat.jpg" alt="Cat">

Development

This plugin was created to help with WordPress development when working with local environments that need to access media from a live site.