External Featured Image Pro 1.0.0

Does External Featured Image Pro work with WordPress 7.1 and PHP 8.1.12? A smoke test was performed on .

Summary

Errors
8PHP fatal errors
7PHP warnings
No JavaScript exceptions
1Page failed to load
  • 1 500 Internal Server Error
No resource errors
Performance

Memory usage: 19.69 KiB
The average PHP memory usage increased by this amount after activating by the plugin.

Page speed impact: insignificant.
The plugin didn't make the site noticeably slower.

Environment
WordPress version7.1
PHP version8.1.12
MySQL version10.6.10
PHP memory limit512M
Plugin Info
Last updated
Active installs 400+
WordPress.org page https://wordpress.org/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/
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Pages 3

Plugins ‹ Test site — WordPress

Page screenshot: Plugins ‹ Test site — WordPress
URL /wp-admin/plugins.php?plugin_status=all&paged=1&s
Requested URL /wp-admin/plugins.php?action=activate&plugin=external-featured-image-pro%2Fexternal-featured-image.php&plugin_status=all&paged=1&s&_wpnonce=9d37faeee4
Aspect after-activation
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.594 s
Memory usage 4.28 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Settings → External Featured Image

Page screenshot: Settings → External Featured Image
URL /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=external-featured-image
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.466 s
Memory usage 4.26 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Test site – Just another WordPress site

Page screenshot: Test site – Just another WordPress site
URL /
Aspect front-page
HTTP status 500
Load time 0.163 s
Memory usage N/A
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Benchmark

URL Load time Memory usage
Inactive Active Change Inactive Active Change
/wp-admin/index.php1.327 s0.134 s-1.193 s4.23 MiB
/wp-admin/edit.php0.538 s0.132 s-0.406 s4.28 MiB
/wp-admin/upload.php1.650 s0.636 s-1.014 s4.25 MiB4.26 MiB+ 17.91 KiB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php0.558 s0.701 s+0.143 s4.22 MiB4.24 MiB+ 18.16 KiB
/wp-admin/media-new.php0.577 s0.624 s+0.047 s4.21 MiB4.24 MiB+ 26.36 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category0.727 s0.548 s-0.179 s4.22 MiB4.25 MiB+ 31.22 KiB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php0.825 s0.938 s+0.113 s4.23 MiB4.24 MiB+ 10.35 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php0.549 s0.579 s+0.030 s4.24 MiB4.26 MiB+ 14.16 KiB
Average 0.844 s0.536 s-0.307 s4.23 MiB4.25 MiB+ 19.69 KiB

Code Statistics

Note: Third-party libraries and minified JS/CSS files are excluded from these statistics where possible, so the numbers you see here may be lower than those reported by other tools.

PHP
PO File
Language % Lines of code Comment lines Files
PHP85.3%49481013
PO File11.4%66301
JavaScript2.4%1401
CSS0.9%501
Total 579 840 16

PHP Code Analysis | More results »

Lines of code 437
Total complexity 104
Median class complexity 7.0
Median method complexity 1.0
Most complex class External_Featured_Image_Public
Most complex function External_Featured_Image_Public::get_external_thumbnail()
Classes 9
Methods 48
Functions 3

Additions

Things that the plugin adds to the site. This section is not intended to be comprehensive. The test tool only looks for a few specific types of added content.

No new entries found.

PHP Error Log 146 lines

[28-Aug-2026 04:35:54 UTC] PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught TypeError: Cannot access offset of type string on string in /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php:151
Stack trace:
#0 /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php(133): External_Featured_Image_Public->get_external_thumbnail_metadata()
#1 /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php(223): External_Featured_Image_Public->has_external_thumbnail()
#2 /wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(355): External_Featured_Image_Public->the_post()
#3 /wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(377): WP_Hook->apply_filters()
#4 /wp-includes/plugin.php(571): WP_Hook->do_action()
#5 /wp-includes/class-wp-query.php(4891): do_action_ref_array()
#6 /wp-includes/class-wp-query.php(3832): WP_Query->setup_postdata()
#7 /wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php(1026): WP_Query->the_post()
#8 /wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php(959): wp_dashboard_recent_posts()
#9 /wp-admin/includes/template.php(1455): wp_dashboard_site_activity()
#10 /wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php(271): do_meta_boxes()
#11 /wp-admin/index.php(204): wp_dashboard()
#12 {main}
  thrown in /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php on line 151
[28-Aug-2026 04:35:54 UTC] PHP Warning:  Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/admin/class-external-featured-image-admin-settings.php on line 174
[28-Aug-2026 04:35:54 UTC] PHP Warning:  Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/admin/class-external-featured-image-admin-settings.php on line 174
[28-Aug-2026 04:35:54 UTC] PHP Warning:  Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/admin/class-external-featured-image-admin-settings.php on line 174
[28-Aug-2026 04:35:54 UTC] PHP Warning:  Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/admin/class-external-featured-image-admin-settings.php on line 174
[28-Aug-2026 04:35:54 UTC] PHP Warning:  Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/admin/class-external-featured-image-admin-settings.php on line 224
[28-Aug-2026 04:35:54 UTC] PHP Warning:  Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/admin/class-external-featured-image-admin-settings.php on line 199
[28-Aug-2026 04:35:54 UTC] PHP Warning:  Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/admin/class-external-featured-image-admin-settings.php on line 258
[28-Aug-2026 04:35:55 UTC] PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught TypeError: Cannot access offset of type string on string in /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php:151
Stack trace:
#0 /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php(133): External_Featured_Image_Public->get_external_thumbnail_metadata()
#1 /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php(223): External_Featured_Image_Public->has_external_thumbnail()
#2 /wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(355): External_Featured_Image_Public->the_post()
#3 /wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(377): WP_Hook->apply_filters()
#4 /wp-includes/plugin.php(571): WP_Hook->do_action()
#5 /wp-includes/class-wp-query.php(4891): do_action_ref_array()
#6 /wp-includes/class-wp-query.php(3832): WP_Query->setup_postdata()
#7 /wp-includes/query.php(1025): WP_Query->the_post()
#8 /wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/index.php(39): the_post()
#9 /wp-includes/template-loader.php(132): include('...')
#10 /wp-blog-header.php(19): require_once('...')
#11 /index.php(17): require('...')
#12 {main}
  thrown in /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php on line 151
[28-Aug-2026 04:35:56 UTC] PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught TypeError: Cannot access offset of type string on string in /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php:151
Stack trace:
#0 /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php(133): External_Featured_Image_Public->get_external_thumbnail_metadata()
#1 /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php(223): External_Featured_Image_Public->has_external_thumbnail()
#2 /wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(355): External_Featured_Image_Public->the_post()
#3 /wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(377): WP_Hook->apply_filters()
#4 /wp-includes/plugin.php(571): WP_Hook->do_action()
#5 /wp-includes/class-wp-query.php(4891): do_action_ref_array()
#6 /wp-includes/class-wp-query.php(3832): WP_Query->setup_postdata()
#7 /wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php(1026): WP_Query->the_post()
#8 /wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php(959): wp_dashboard_recent_posts()
#9 /wp-admin/includes/template.php(1455): wp_dashboard_site_activity()
#10 /wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php(271): do_meta_boxes()
#11 /wp-admin/index.php(204): wp_dashboard()
#12 {main}
  thrown in /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php on line 151
[28-Aug-2026 04:35:56 UTC] PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught TypeError: Cannot access offset of type string on string in /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php:151
Stack trace:
#0 /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php(133): External_Featured_Image_Public->get_external_thumbnail_metadata()
#1 /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php(223): External_Featured_Image_Public->has_external_thumbnail()
#2 /wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(355): External_Featured_Image_Public->the_post()
#3 /wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(377): WP_Hook->apply_filters()
#4 /wp-includes/plugin.php(571): WP_Hook->do_action()
#5 /wp-includes/class-wp-query.php(4891): do_action_ref_array()
#6 /wp-includes/query.php(1253): WP_Query->setup_postdata()
#7 /wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php(1524): setup_postdata()
#8 /wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php(838): WP_Posts_List_Table->single_row()
#9 /wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php(814): WP_Posts_List_Table->_display_rows()
#10 /wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php(1725): WP_Posts_List_Table->display_rows()
#11 /wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php(1644): WP_List_Table->display_rows_or_placeholder()
#12 /wp-admin/edit.php(503): WP_List_Table->display()
#13 {main}
  thrown in /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php on line 151
[28-Aug-2026 04:35:57 UTC] PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught TypeError: Cannot access offset of type string on string in /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php:151
Stack trace:
#0 /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php(133): External_Featured_Image_Public->get_external_thumbnail_metadata()
#1 /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php(223): External_Featured_Image_Public->has_external_thumbnail()
#2 /wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(355): External_Featured_Image_Public->the_post()
#3 /wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(377): WP_Hook->apply_filters()
#4 /wp-includes/plugin.php(571): WP_Hook->do_action()
#5 /wp-includes/class-wp-query.php(4891): do_action_ref_array()
#6 /wp-includes/query.php(1253): WP_Query->setup_postdata()
#7 /wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php(1891): setup_postdata()
#8 /wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php(669): WP_REST_Posts_Controller->prepare_item_for_response()
#9 /wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php(1293): WP_REST_Posts_Controller->get_item()
#10 /wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php(1126): WP_REST_Server->respond_to_request()
#11 /wp-includes/rest-api.php(615): WP_REST_Server->dispatch()
#12 /wp-includes/rest-api.php(3029): rest_do_request()
#13 [internal function]: rest_preload_api_request()
#14 /wp-includes/block-editor.php(741): array_reduce()
#15 /wp-admin/edit-form-blocks.php(132): block_editor_rest_api_preload()
#16 /wp-admin/post-new.php(72): require('...')
#17 {main}
  thrown in /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php on line 151
[28-Aug-2026 04:36:00 UTC] PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught TypeError: Cannot access offset of type string on string in /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php:151
Stack trace:
#0 /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php(133): External_Featured_Image_Public->get_external_thumbnail_metadata()
#1 /wp-content/plugins/external-featured-image-pro/public/class-external-featured-image-public.php(223): External_Featured_Image_Public->has_external_thumbnail()
#2 /wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(355): External_Featured_Image_Public->the_post()
#3 /wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(377): WP_Hook->apply_filters()
#4 /wp-includes/plugin.php(571): WP_Hook->do_action()

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