HostArena S3 Media

HostArena S3 Media copies your WordPress media to a HostArena S3 bucket and serves it from the bucket.

• New uploads go to the bucket automatically: every image size, the original before scaling, WebP/AVIF versions and copies created after editing an image.
• Existing media can be moved with one click (or with wp has3 offload).
• URLs are changed only for files that are confirmed to be in the bucket. If a file is not there, the local URL stays, so images always show.
• Works with page builders, srcset and inline background images.
• Nothing is changed in the database: deactivate the plugin and the site instantly uses local files again.
• Local copies stay on the server as a backup.
• Deleting an attachment in WordPress also deletes it from the bucket.
• Optional one-click connection with a HostArena account: log in, pick a bucket, and the keys are filled in for you.

All features of the plugin are available to everyone. The plugin requires a HostArena S3 storage service (see “External services” below); storage space and traffic are limited only by the HostArena service itself.

The admin screens are in Serbian (Latin script).

External services

This plugin connects to HostArena S3 object storage, a service provided by HostArena. It has no purpose without it. No data is sent before the site administrator connects the plugin (or enters bucket details) on the Media > HostArena S3 screen. The plugin does not send any tracking or usage data.

HostArena S3 storage (https://s3.hostarena.rs and https://<bucket>.s3.hostarena.rs, or the endpoint / public address the administrator entered in the settings)

• What and why: stores the site’s media files and serves them to visitors.
• When: when an attachment is added, edited or deleted in the media library (if automatic upload is enabled), when the administrator clicks “Testiraj vezu” (Test connection) or “Prebaci sve postojeće medije” (Move all existing media), and when wp has3 offload is run.
• What data: the media files themselves (file content, file name/path, MIME type), the bucket name and a request signature made with the bucket Access Key. The Secret Key itself is never sent. Visitors’ browsers load the media files from the bucket address.
• The connection test uploads two small test files, requests them from the public address and deletes them.

HostArena account (https://secure.hostarena.rs)

• What and why: lets the administrator log in with a HostArena account, see the list of their S3 buckets and receive the keys for the chosen bucket, so they do not have to copy them manually.
• When: only when the administrator clicks “Poveži sa HostArena nalogom” (Connect with HostArena account) and during that login process.
• What data: the site’s return address (the WordPress admin URL used to come back after login), a one-time security code, the login token issued by HostArena, and the chosen service ID and bucket name. The HostArena login itself happens on the HostArena website.

Service provider: HostArena.
Terms of use: https://hostarena.rs/s3-uslovi-koriscenja/
Privacy policy: https://hostarena.rs/s3-politika-privatnosti/