UAU Ready
Description
Next3 Offload transfers WordPress media files to S3-compatible storage providers, such as Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2, Wasabi, and Backblaze B2, automatically updating all database URLs to prevent broken images. With support for more than 20 providers and integration with CDNs such as Bunny CDN and Amazon CloudFront, the plugin serves high-traffic sites, WooCommerce stores, and education platforms that need to scale media delivery.
Next3 Offload Key Features
- Automatic media offloading
Moves new uploads and existing files to the cloud bucket without interrupting the site. - 20+ S3 providers supported
Connects to Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2, Wasabi, Backblaze B2, DigitalOcean Spaces, and other compatible providers. - CDN integrated with offloading
Distributes files via Bunny CDN, CloudFront, StackPath, or custom CDN endpoint. - WebP and AVIF conversion
Processes the entire image library to modern formats with one click in the panel. - Presigned URLs for secure access
Generates links with expiration to protect files stored in private buckets.
Next3 Offload Benefits
- Reduced server load
Media files served from the cloud reduce disk, bandwidth, and CPU on hosting. - Faster global delivery
Images and videos reach visitors from the CDN point of presence closest to them. - Provider switching without re-uploading
Migrates between S3-compatible providers while preserving URLs already published on the site. - Server space recovery
Removing local copies after offloading recovers gigabytes of storage on hosting.
Who Should Use Next3 Offload?
- Digital agencies managing multiple WordPress sites that need to reduce disk and bandwidth usage on hosting servers.
- WooCommerce stores with extensive product image catalogs that require fast and consistent delivery via CDN.
- Blogs, content portals, course platforms, and high-traffic sites with large accumulated media volumes.
How to Download Next3 Offload
Next3 Offload is available for download here on Ultrapack. After downloading the .zip file, install it in Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin, select the file and activate. After activation, bucket and CDN connection settings appear in the WordPress panel.
Next3 Offload integrates more than 20 cloud storage providers and global CDN networks in a single configuration interface, without requiring code adjustments or direct server access. For development teams, agencies, and e-commerce operators that need to scale the media library without migrating hosting, the plugin centralizes file delivery in the cloud and frees the local server from storing images, videos, and documents.
Frequently asked questions
Is Next3 Offload GPL-licensed?
Yes. Next3 Offload is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.
Can I use Next3 Offload on multiple sites?
Yes. You can use Next3 Offload on multiple sites. The number of sites connected to Ultrapack Auto Updater is limited by your plan.
How much does Next3 Offload cost at Ultrapack?
Next3 Offload costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).
Does Next3 Offload include updates?
Yes. The current version of Next3 Offload is 4.5.0, published at Ultrapack on Sep 28, 2026. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).
Is Next3 Offload scanned before publication?
Yes. Every version of Next3 Offload goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.
What changed in this version
Version 4.5.0
- Direct-to-cloud upload: a single new "Direct-to-cloud upload" option (Storage Settings → Advanced Options) sends every new upload straight to the cloud and removes the local copy as soon as it's confirmed offloaded, so new media is never left sitting on local storage.
- Migration from Advanced Media Offloader: media already offloaded by the "Advanced Media Offloader" plugin can now be migrated into Next3 directly from the Tools tab. Amazon S3, DigitalOcean Spaces, and Wasabi migrate without re-uploading; other providers are re-uploaded through your configured Next3 provider.
- Migration from Infinite Uploads: media already synced by the "Infinite Uploads" plugin can now be migrated into Next3 from the Tools tab.
- WooCommerce: purchase-gated private media. Private media attached to a product (featured image, gallery image, or variation image) can now be restricted so only customers who actually bought that product receive a working URL, on top of the existing login-based access gate.
- WooCommerce: downloadable product file protection. A downloadable product file that lives in the media library is kept pointed at its current (offload/privacy-aware) delivery URL automatically, and is upgraded from public to protected on first link so its cloud URL is signed rather than a permanent public link.
- WooCommerce: media audit tool (Tools tab) reporting how much of a store's product media — images and downloadable files — is offloaded, still local-only, broken, or protected, plus the cloud storage that media uses.
- File Manager: breadcrumb path navigation ("Buckets / bucket-name / folder / subfolder"). Every segment is clickable and jumps straight to that depth, replacing back/forward-only navigation that gave no visibility into the current path.
- Improved
- File Manager: proper icons for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files, which previously had no icon mapping and displayed a generic "links" icon.
- File Manager: the WordPress admin footer no longer renders on top of the last row of files on a short file listing.
- File Manager: CSS/JS for the File Manager now bust visitors' browser cache automatically whenever those specific files change, independent of the plugin's overall version number.
- The offload table migration tool now removes the legacy postmeta it just migrated once a row is safely confirmed in the table, instead of leaving both copies around indefinitely.
- Every code path that offloads or migrates media into Next3 (new uploads, "Direct-to-cloud upload," WP Offload Media migration, Advanced Media Offloader migration, Infinite Uploads migration) now writes offload state directly and consistently to the `wp_next3_offload` table.
- File Manager: the name and file size of every non-image file were rendered twice in grid view.
- "Restore to local" (unoffload) was only restoring an attachment's main file; every thumbnail size was left missing with no local copy and no error. Fixed by resolving each size's own cloud location directly instead of through a lookup that could only ever resolve the main file.
- On a server without AVIF encoding support, an attachment configured for AVIF conversion was correctly saved as WebP, but the plugin still tracked it internally as AVIF — causing thumbnail restoration to look for files that didn't exist. The tracked format now always matches what was actually produced.
- If any single thumbnail size failed to upload during an offload, the local copies of that attachment (including sizes that did upload successfully) could still be deleted by "Remove local media." Local files are now only removed once every required upload for that attachment is confirmed successful.
- Fixed a bug in the "Migrate from WP Offload Media" bulk migration tool where a file whose metadata contained a single quote (common in EXIF/description text) could silently fail to migrate and permanently lose its offload record, with no error shown. The migration path no longer builds raw SQL from that data.
- Private media's access rules can now be extended by other plugins (such as WooCommerce) without any change to the core access check.
Release notes published by the developer.
How to install
Automatic updates: this item is updated by the Ultrapack Auto Updater. With it installed, the new version shows up in your dashboard like any other WordPress update (how to set it up).
- Download the file
next3-offload.zip. - In the WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
- Select the file
next3-offload.zipand click Install Now. - Click Activate.
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