[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #11418: Allow adding post thumb via url

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#11418: Allow adding post thumb via url
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 Reporter:  pascal.herbert           |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Upload                   |     Version:  2.9
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  ux-feedback 2nd-opinion  |
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Changes (by avryl):

 * keywords:  needs-patch => ux-feedback 2nd-opinion
 * component:  Post Thumbnails => Upload


Comment:

 I'd say this is plugin territory. There are plugins that will upload
 images that are inserted from a url. Only then you would be able to make
 it a featured image. The question is if this should be in core, but that's
 a different topic and doesn't have anything to do with thumbnails.

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