NudgeHost

NudgeHost is a file-hosting service for people and AI agents. Upload any file and get a link in seconds. Free to start, no card needed. This plugin adds a NudgeHost page to your EmDash admin. Pick a file from your media library, press Get link, and copy the link into a post.

The same page lists the links on your NudgeHost account, with how many times each one was opened and when it ends.

What you need

A NudgeHost account and an API key. Every NudgeHost plan can create keys, in the API keys section of the NudgeHost dashboard. Create one just for this site, then paste it on the plugin's settings page. EmDash stores it encrypted, and the settings page never shows it again.

Limits

The plugin sends files from your media library, which by default takes images, video, audio and PDFs. It sends files up to 4 MiB, which keeps each upload well inside EmDash's limits for plugins. A larger file shows Over 4 MiB, and nothing is sent. Your NudgeHost plan's own limits apply as well. On the Free plan, an account made on or after 29 October 2026 holds 3 active links, and each one ends 14 days after upload. Plans are at https://www.nudgehost.com/pricing.

Permissions

The plugin reads your media library and the files you choose to share. It connects only to www.nudgehost.com and to NudgeHost's storage host, where the file itself is sent. It doesn't read or change your posts, and it never deletes anything on your NudgeHost account. Only people who can manage plugins on your site can open its page.

If NudgeHost doesn't answer

Each upload ends with one finish step. If that step doesn't answer, the plugin checks your NudgeHost links for the result instead of sending the upload again. The page shows Checking until the link appears. If the upload still isn't listed after five minutes, the page says NudgeHost didn't keep it, and Get link starts a new upload.