Media library doesn’t see the images

  • I redid my website and and the images are all in the uploads folder for the last 12 years of blogging but after removing all the unattached images in the media library (28 out of 30 pages of images) The media library is almost empty…

    But my articles still have the images in the articles. It is only the media library that doesn’t know this…

    Is there a way to make the media library reconnect with all the images that are in the contents/uploads folder and also see which articles are using them?

    Maybe a plugin?

    Or do I have to go article by article removing images and re-inserting them?

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  • Yes, there is a simple way to reconnect your WordPress Media Library with all the images stored in the contents/uploads folder, as well as identify which articles are using them. The Add From Server plugin makes this process effortless and efficient. With just a few clicks, you can quickly and easily reconnect your Media Library and ensure that all your images are properly linked to the right articles.

    1. Install and activate the “Add From Server ” plugin in WordPress.
    2. Go to Media -> Add From Server in the WordPress dashboard.
    3. Select the folder where your images are located (usually wp-content/uploads).
    4. Click the “Import Folder” button to import all the images into the media library.
    5. Once the images are imported, you can use the “Used in Posts” option in the “Attachment Details” section of each image to see which posts are using them.

    Utilizing this plugin, you can swiftly and effortlessly reconnect your media library with your uploaded images, and also determine which posts are utilizing them.

    NOTE: It is highly recommended that you create a backup of your WordPress site prior to using this plugin, as a precautionary measure in the event of any issues arising during the import process.

    Thread Starter folgerj

    (@folgerj)

    Thanks Moe, I went down the folders to a recent month (January) and allowed it to upload that folder as it doesn’t seem to be able to upload a folder of several folders. I wanted to see how it did. which was ok but not perfect. It did not re-attach the images to the articles. I’m going to test this on a couple more folders to see the outcome. Probably because it hasn’t been updated in 2 years, it’s not quite perfect anymore.

    I also seem to have 10 different-sized images for every image uploaded over the years and I have to see if these different sizes are critical and need to be kept and not imported into the media library database.

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