[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #63846: Connect WordPress Media Library to cloud storage

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#63846: Connect WordPress Media Library to cloud storage
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 Reporter:  kimjiwoon        |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Media            |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion      |     Focuses:
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Changes (by callumbw95):

 * keywords:   => 2nd-opinion


Comment:

 Hey @kimjiwoon,

 I have just taken a look into this, and I am not sure if something like
 this will make its way into core WordPress, however I know there are a
 good handful of plugins available to offload your media to external
 services like a CDN (Amazon S3, Digital Ocean Spaces, Google Cloud
 Storage, etc). For example I have used the [https://deliciousbrains.com
 /wp-offload-media/ WP Offload Media] plugin in the past for agency work as
 well as personal projects, but there are other alternatives too, such as;

 - [https://wordpress.org/plugins/media-cloud-sync/ Media Cloud Sync]
 - [https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/infinite-uploads/ Infinite Uploads]

 However these plugins do serve as proof that something like this could
 make its way into core at some point in the future, but I am not sure if
 we do get core functionality for this, that it will ever be connected
 directly to personal cloud storage such as Google Drive, and One Drive.
 This is due to the fact these aren't designed to be used as a CDN, and
 using something like Google Cloud Storage would be the better route due to
 the available functionalities of this cloud service over something like
 Google Drive.

 As of such I see merit in this request and think that in the modern
 webspace it is pretty common place for sites to be set up using a CDN, and
 having this as a built in option makes a lot of sense. Especially when you
 consider various other more recent CMS platforms have started to include
 this functionality out of the box. But I would like to hear back from the
 extended community and see what there thoughts are around this request. 😃

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