Featured Image from URL plugin allows you to use an external image as Featured Image of your post, page and Custom Post Type, such as WooCommerce Product;
perfect for external posts, the plugin is able to use the first image as Featured Image;
when you access the table of posts/pages/products/categories in admin menu, the Featured Images are shown in a new column;
if your theme doesn’t show Featured Image on posts/pages/products, it’s possible to include that at the beginning of the content automatically;
but if your theme show the Featured Images on posts/pages/products, there is an option to remove the Featured Image;
with lazy load feature the images/videos won’t be loaded until user scrolls to them making the home/shop page load faster;
all included content still has social tags to facilitate sharing on social networks;
compatible with WP All Import plugin;
some nonstandard image URLs, such as Instagram and Google Drive’s, will work as well;
supports WP REST API (premium feature);