Set Featured Image via URL

Hi.
I checked on my WP test blog and indeed it does not seem to be possible to set featured images from URL.
I have asked about it in the wp-forums email list just in case. I’ll let you know as soon as I hear something.
Cheers!

There’s a Trac ticket covering this issue: #19396.

Thanks guys! I’ll keep an eye on the ticket.

@drewapicture – I’m sure your aware, but just to make sure — you have a bunch of notices/errors on your site. ??

Yep, WP_DEBUG was on, but thanks.

Any updates on this feature?

Would love this option too, any progress ?

This has bothered me for some time. Would love to see progress in using a URL to import into a Featured image.

Title says: [resolved]
Well, apparently not, either that or I didn’t get the memo.

This has bothered me for some time too, I also Would love to see progress in using a URL to import a Featured image into a post.

just to add another bothered soul to the thread – I guess still not resolved?

in the meantime, I see no other option than to upload images to the media library, which is a pain.

how to get the featured image url in wordpress

Just another chiming in on this. ??

I am also unable to Set Featured Image in WordPress 3.5, Media Library Contents are not visible in the Set Featured Window and While Uploading a Picture an Error comes, but the Uploaded pic is visible in the media Library.

Please help me to resolve it.

How about this plugin?

Hey Mike,

I assume you are the developer of this plugin?

Any chance of a test-drive in exchange for a review on my site (Live Free Die Travelling)

Cheers,
Paul

Your Plugin looks good, not to be ungrateful but I was hoping it would work to use the image without putting it into the media library like when you use a url to insert a post image, therefore saving on storage and bandwidth for the host server… it is a work/time saver though!