caption replace with description

Thank you for your question. Here is a process that will let you replace the contents of the Caption field with the contents of the Description field:

1. Go to the Settings/Media Library Assistant IPTC/EXIF tab.
2. Scroll down to the “Standard field mapping” section.
3. Locate the “Caption” row in that section.
4. In the “IPTC Value” dropdown, leave the default “None (select a value)” selection in place.
5. In the “EXIF/Template Value” text box, enter template:([+post_content+]).
6. In the “Priority” dropdown, select “EXIF”.
7. In the “Existing Text” dropdown, select “Replace” (if you want to preserve any non-blank Captions already assigned you can select “Keep”).

Now you have a choice. If this is a one-time task you can simply click the “Map All Attachments, Standard Fields Now” button to the right of the section title. That will apply the rule to all of your items but it will not save the rule for future use. If you want this rule to become permanent, scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click “Save Changes”.

If you define a permanent rule you can apply it to a single image, multiple images or all images:

1. To map a single image, go to the Media/Assistant submenu and click the thumbnail of the image you want (or click the “Edit” rollover action) to get the Media/Edit Media screen. You can click the “Map IPTC/EXIF metadata” link to run your rules on this image, then scroll down and look through the taxonomy meta boxes to inspect the results.
2. To map two or more images, go to the Media/Assistant submenu and click the checkbox next to the images you want. Then, select “Edit” from the “Bulk Actions” dropdown above the checkboxes and click “Apply” to open the Bulk Edit area. Click the “Map IPTC/EXIF metadata” button to run your rules on the selected images.
3. To map all of your images, stay on the Settings/Media Library Assistant IPTC/EXIF tab and click the “Map All Attachments, Standard Fields Now” button. This may take a while.

If this is a one-time task, you should remove the rule after you’re done. If you want to assign Caption and Description values to items as they are uploaded you can define a replacement rule to get values from the IPTC or EXIF data in your images.

I am marking this topic resolved. If I did not understand your question or if you have problems or further questions about the above suggestions please update the topic. Thanks for you interest in the plugin.

Thanks David.
Sometimes it’s really straight and we dont think of that option being non programmer.

I have made a little change in caption kept 2#120 caption-or-abstract EXIF blank and priority IPTC Existing change (This time I made replace) and it worked for single image.

Basically I applied caption with Title in all images by mistake in all 2000+ images and it was not changing to description which I wanted to be.

Task is running right now for all images.
Will post the result if it works.

My next question is I’ve checked both option

Enable IPTC/EXIF Mapping when adding new media
Enable IPTC/EXIF Mapping when updating media metadata

Would it apply the same setting when I upload my next batch of images without manually applying or I should enable more setting ?

Really great help and wonderful plugin that made my life easy.

Voila..
The change happened in all images. It worked.

Thanks a ton.

Thank you for your updates with the good news. You asked:

My next question is I’ve checked both option

Enable IPTC/EXIF Mapping when adding new media
Enable IPTC/EXIF Mapping when updating media metadata

Would it apply the same setting when I upload my next batch of images without manually applying or I should enable more setting ?

The answer is yes, those settings will apply all of your IPTC/EXIF mapping rules to your next batch of images as they are uploaded.