Planned private media access

Advanced Media Offloader Pro is the planned premium edition of Advanced Media Offloader. Private media files with secure, authenticated access are planned for Pro. The current add-on serves publicly accessible files, so private media access is not available yet.

Cloud storage for WordPress media

Advanced Media Offloader moves Media Library files to cloud storage and serves them from there. Supported options include Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2, DigitalOcean Spaces, Backblaze B2, Wasabi, and MinIO. Choose the MinIO option to connect other S3-compatible services through a custom endpoint.

Media URLs are rewritten automatically, including thumbnail sizes and srcset references, so existing posts, pages, and products can keep their media relationships. Cloud storage can take media delivery work away from the WordPress server, and a bucket can be paired with a CDN to serve files from locations closer to users.

Connect storage and move files

In the WordPress admin area, open Media Offloader, choose a provider, enter its credentials, then select Save & Test Connection. New uploads can be offloaded automatically after setup. Existing files stay on the WordPress server until you start a bulk offload from Media Overview or execute wp advmo offload with WP-CLI.

Choose a retention policy based on where you want copies to remain: Retain Local Files keeps local copies, Smart Local Cleanup frees space while keeping originals as a backup, and Full Cloud Migration removes local copies. WP-CLI supports scriptable migrations, and developer hooks allow more specific offloading rules.

Track files and manage storage

• Cloud badges, an offload-status filter, and per-file Offload Now and Retry Offload actions display file status and provide individual controls.
• A custom path prefix sets where files are stored in the bucket. File versioning includes unique timestamps to media paths to help prevent stale CDN caches.
• Mirror Delete can remove cloud files when the corresponding WordPress media is deleted.

WooCommerce product pictures and page builders that use standard WordPress media functions are supported. Modern Image Formats, Imagify, and EWWW Image Optimizer are supported, with optimized WebP and AVIF files offloaded alongside originals.