Add-on Convert hot-linked images to attachments in XFRM

[Daveo16]

I'm looking for an addon that converts any hot-linked images in XFRM to attachments.

I did contact AndyB, who wrote a similar addon for xF 1.5, but he is not interested in updating the addon for xF 2.3.

Therefore, I'm looking for someone to make such an addon for xF 2.3.

 

[qubn]

Check out this addon I built, might help you: Hotlink Converter

It scans all XFRM resource descriptions for [IMG]https://...[/IMG] BB code, downloads the external images, creates proper XF attachments, and replaces the tags with [ATTACH=full]id[/ATTACH]. Runs as a background job so it won't time out on large sites.

How it works:

• Go to AdminCP > Tools > Hotlink Converter
• Click "Dry Run" first to preview what will be converted (no downloads, just a scan)
• Review the conversion log to see all detected URLs
• Click "Convert All" when ready - it downloads images, creates attachments, and updates the BB code

What it handles:

• All [IMG] tag variants (including [IMG width="400" height="300"] and [IMG alt="..."])
• Same URL appearing multiple times - downloads once, shares one attachment
• URLs pointing to your own board are automatically skipped
• Failed downloads (404s, timeouts) are logged with error details - the job keeps going
• Safe to re-run - already-converted URLs are skipped on subsequent runs

Supports JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, and BMP. Uses XF's built-in SSRF-safe downloader with 15s timeout and 10MB size limit per image.

Requires XF 2.3+ and XFRM 2.3+. Free, open source, no class extensions.

 

[Daveo16]

This works brilliantly.

Many thanks.

 

[qubn]

This works brilliantly.

Many thanks.

Glad to hear that! If anything, feel free to let me know and I'll look into it!