I had a plugin with an issue and now I have around 400000 images in wp-content/upload/2022/ which are not present in Media Library.
How can I delete these files?
I am 100% sure these images are not used in my site. I mean, that if the file is not in Media Library then I can delete it.
is it possible in wordpress to define a different uploadfolder for assets like pageheaders and logo's?
I'd like to seperate the whole logo's and headers uploads from the default media upload section.
thanks
Try this plugin - Custom Upload Dir
I needed similar thing in the past and this plugin did the trick for me.
I'm moving a wordpress site from one hosting provider to another. I copied the media files from the folder wp_content/upload from the source site to the destination. I see that the files are there in the upload folder.
I did an export of all the content from the source site. Then I imported into the destination one. This carried over categories etc...
When I go to the media\library menu item in the dashboard, I don't see all the files that I have moved. I see only half of the files that I have moved.
What should I do to see all the files that have been uploaded in the dashboard?
If you already have the images inside the media library actual folder you could use the plugin "Media from FTP" it will easily scan your actual media library folder and "add" the images that are not there.
The plugin will "register" the images in the folder to the wordpress database.
Another solution will be to modify your XML file to point to a place in your actual domain (the destination) outside the media library.
Say you have your destination domain as: yournewsite.com
You will want to export the origin pictures to yournewsite.com
You edit the export XML file and modify all the references to youroldersite.com/wpcontent/uploads to yournewsite.com/uploads
You then move the actual images from youroldsite.com/wp-content/uploads/ into yournewsite.com/uploads
That way you don't "overwrite' the pictures when you do the import, you let wordpress read the images from your new domain and allow you to insert them into yournewsite.com/wp-content/uploads
For some reason, when wordpress tries to read the images from youroldsite it will fail and tell you media import error and you get an empty media library.
With the trick I told you, you will populate your library just fine.
I was wondering how I can export the whole template on WordPress. There is export under tools, but it only exports the database. I have edited the WordPress template and I would want to use this template for another website. How would I be able to do this?
I think its not enough to copy the theme folder to another WordPress because some themes needs some extra plugins to work Ex. theme builders etc.. and there may be database related configs
to clone a word press website
export the database using a tool like phpMyadmin
import database
copy whole WordPress website including all files (you can use filezilla ftp client for this or use hosting panel. there should be a file manager compress the all files and take)
find the wp-config file in the root and change the new db, usernames, password ..
you may need to login to the wordpress dashboard -- > settings --> general and change the wordpress base URL
it should work
With an FTP program you can download all the template files from /wp-content/themes/[YOUR TEMPLATE NAME]
There are different plugin for exporting Wordpress pages to HTML/CSS files.
One of them is "Export WP Page to Static HTML/CSS" from ReCorp
I have wordpress site i need to export posts , pages with media and attachments engaged with them.
and need to use it in another wordpress site.
Also i have installed the woocommerce in it , i need to export the store settings, products, categories , tags with images used for it...
There are many custom post types used in my site. i need to also export theme with medias used...
I tried using Tools -> Import / Export but that does not exports the data with media or images.
Need an immediate help..
Thanks
I just found out how to do this today, and answered this question with a great guide with photos on how to use the export and import tools in WordPress to transfer photos to a new site to be used in posts and pages. This is done by editing the xml files to show the correctly transferred image URLs.
Since I can't post photos because of my reputation, here is the link.
https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/117344/failed-to-import-media/372304#372304
I have wordpress site i need to export posts , pages with media and attachments engaged with them. and need to use it in another wordpress site.
Also i have installed the woocommerce in it , i need to export the store settings, products, categories , tags with images used for it...
There are many custom post types used in my site. i need to also export theme with medias used...
I don't think so you had left something un-neccessary, So Download the database and import it wherever your new database you want to store.
Then download the wp-content/themes, wp-content/uploads, wp-content/plugins Directories. OR Simply Download your wp-content directory. Now you have everything.
I have Everything Now?
Now download the wordpress from wordpress.org and install it to your server. After complete the Installation, Replace the wp-content directory with your new installed wordpress. We assigned our old stuff to New Wordpress.
Now its time to replace Database. There are several online tutorials to replace your old database to new one.
There are multiple ways you can do this:
Manual
Using plugin
For manual, it's a little more lengthy process, you need to download complete files from one server and upload it to another. Do some changes to the backup DB i.e replacing urls and then uploading the DB file as well.
Other way, which is far more better is to use the plugin called as "All in one Migration". Here is the link which can guide you on the complete process:
https://makersbyte.com/easily-export-import-wordpress-sites/
Exporting your WordPress site can be used for site moves or simple backups. In this guide, I’ll provide some simple and easy options to export your WordPress sites for both non-technical and technical people.
Exporting your site creates a backup of your site, usually in the form of a .tar.gz or .zip file, which you can then use to restore or migrate your site to another domain or host. Once you have the backup it’s an easy matter loading a blank WordPress site, loading the plugin, and then restoring the site from your backup file.
When you export your WordPress sites you have the choice to export all your posts, pages, comments, custom fields, terms, navigation menus, and custom posts but the downside to this approach and it’s that WordPress doesn’t export plugins, theme, and settings of your site.
Export Site
1. Log into WordPress
2. Go to Tools > Export
3. Choose what you want to export:
-All
-Posts
-Pages
-Media
4. Click Download Export File. This will download a .xml file to your computer.
Import Site
1. Log in to the WordPress site you want to import it to.
2. Go to Tools > Import.
3. Find the option called WordPress at the bottom and click Install
Now.
4. When it’s finished installing, click Run Importer.
5. Upload the .xml file you exported.
Once you’ve completed exporting your site, you will want to test everything on the site. Make sure that you look for dead links, check menus, and any functionality or post that you consider important to your website.
It doesn’t have to be hard to export your WordPress sites. There are options for everyone, no matter what level of technical skill you have. And should you ever encounter a conflict, hack, or choose to move your site, having an export of your site is invaluable.