WordPress Image Control: Difference between revisions

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**How to remove auto generated sizes from being generated?

***A Plugin like '''''Stop Generating Image Sizes''''' is great, but what about the WP-CLI or other Plugins that regenerate images?

****Various Plugins have their own image generation sizes, for instance: Cool Timelines (ctl_avatar), United Gallery (ug_big)

****Themes like Twenty Fourteen also generate images using the set_post_thumbnail_size and add_image_size functions named post-thumbnail (768x768) and twentyforuteen-full-width (1038x576) in the functions.php file

***'''<s>Imsanity</s>''': Only useful for limiting image size and reducing existing image sizes

**Cleaning

***'''Thumbnail Cleaner''' (Under Tools, Thumbnail Cleaner):Did a great job on eliminating all the thumbnails, but got a bunch it shouldn't have. And there's no trash can.

***'''Media Cleaner''' (Under Meow Apps):

***'''WPS Cleaner''': Does not consider media from Plugins like Timeline Express

***'''WP Optimize''': Have to buy the Pro version for Images

***'''Media Deduper''': Deals with duplicate media. Useful to find duplicates

***'''Clean Up Media''' - CUM (under media): Older plugin, but seems to work

***'''File Manager''': A nice Web GUI, but can do it from the command line

***

***Other notes: If using plugins like Timeline Express, it may delete files used in the Excerpts Section that are being used.

*Title

*File Name of Actual File (What is a good naming convention?)

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*Plugins To Manage Images and Media

**WordPress '''Built In''' Ability: It can bulk add to categories.

**'''Enhanced Media Library''': Allows for associating Categories (the same one for Posts, but not other Plugins like Timeline Express, unless '''''Add Category to Pages''''' Plugin is added) with Media and Images, plus utilities for importing and exporting, also adds several tabs to Settings, Media (including allowed file types). This Plugin interferes with '''''WP Media Folders''''' List / Icon View and also elongates the List view by making each row thicker. '''''Media Library Categories''''' (uses the same Categories as Posts and does NOT interfere with '''''WP Media Folders''''') and '''WP Media Category Management''' (has a dedicated, separate Categories from Posts) are alternatives

**'''''Add from Server''''': A plugin that allows upload of files that otherwise cause the Wordpress Media functionality to cough up a hairball (large files, etc.)

**'''''Add from Server''''': A plugin that allows upload of files that otherwise cause the Wordpress Media functionality to cough up a hairball (large files, etc.). Keep in mind that this Plugin adds files from the local server, IE, it doesn't upload them, plus it also leaves them in the original directory they are physically in and just adds it to the WP database.

**'''''Permalink Manager''''': Enhances the native Permalink Field on Pages, Posts, Media, Images, etc. It also includes a Bulk Updater. Make sure to enable "Native Slug" in Tools, Permalink Manager, Settings, to allow editing of the native Permalink.

**'''Media Replace''': If moving the physical location of a media or image file, this plugin also updates all the links, etc. in the WP database, only issue is that it puts it back in the same exact physical location.

**'''''Phoenix Media Rename''''': A simple Plugin that adds a File Name Field to an Image (in administration) that allows changing the File Name. It even automatically replaces spaces with dashes ( - ). It also allows for "bulk renaming", but only for manual modifications to the name (IE, it can't add "My Web Site" to the beginning of every file name).

**Media File Renamer: Similar to Phoenix, but Phoenix is better.

**'''''WP Media Folder''''': Creates a folder and file structure for media, so very handy for organizing a lot of media. Unfortunately it breaks some features of other Media Plugins like '''Enhanced Media Library''' (and vice versa), but the fix is easy: Temporarily disable when other Plugin features are needed. Some other alternatives are listed here: https://colorlib.com/wp/wordpress-media-library-management-plugins/

**'''''WP Media Folder''''': Creates a folder and file structure for media, so very handy for organizing a lot of media. Unfortunately it breaks some features of other Media Plugins like '''Enhanced Media Library''' (and vice versa), but the fix is easy: Temporarily disable when other Plugin features are needed. Some other alternatives are listed here: https://colorlib.com/wp/wordpress-media-library-management-plugins/ '''File Bird Light''', among others is an alternative.

**Plugins that manipulate the built in WordPress behavior related to Media and Images (IE, Attachment Pages, which are created for each image that is uploaded)

**<u>???Keep in mind this might have a detrimental affect on SEO, since it redirects the base / large image to a smaller image on a page. It might be worth while to go to a Page with a Lightbox that has the FULL sized image and a link at the top that goes to the timeline and additional links if there are other image sizes, maybe a popup too that makes it painfully aware to the end user what is going on, and there is the WordPress SRCSR attribute thing for multiple image sizes too???</u>

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*****'''Attachment Pages Redirect:''' A simple Plugin that redirects Attachment Pages (like Media and Images) to the actual file, and if Parent Page (created with '''''Media Library Assistant''''') and under other circumstances, like 404 (page doesn't exist), etc.

****To redirect Image Permalinks to a Parent Page;

*****'''''Media Library Assistant''''': Provides the ability to create a Parent Element for Media and Images. It also adds a dedicated (IE, doesn't share with Posts) Categories (named Att. Categories) and Tags (named Att. Tags) to Media and Images. One downside is that it elongates the Media List by making each row thicker. One upside is that

*****'''''Media Library Assistant''''': Provides the ability to create a Parent Element for Media and Images. It also adds a dedicated (IE, doesn't share with Posts) Categories (named Att. Categories) and Tags (named Att. Tags) to Media and Images. One downside is that it elongates the Media List by making each row thicker. One upside is that...

****To redirect Image Permalinks to specific Pages;

*****'''''Redirect''''' (under Tools, Redirection); This Plugin provides the ability to create a list of of redirects.

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***'''Auto Image Attributes''': Changes Attributes (ALT, etc.), based on File Name. Useful if there aren't any ALT entries for an image

**A Plugin for default redirection for any 404 (broken links) to redirect to home page???

***'''404page''': A plugin that redirects, has some nice options, and doesn't have a PRO version.

***'''''404page''''': A plugin that redirects, has some nice options, and doesn't have a PRO version.

***404 Redirect to Homepage (under Settings, 404...)

***404 Solution would not install, so junk there.

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 **How to remove auto generated sizes from being generated?
 ***A Plugin like '''''Stop Generating Image Sizes''''' is great, but what about the WP-CLI or other Plugins that regenerate images?
+****Various Plugins have their own image generation sizes, for instance: Cool Timelines (ctl_avatar), United Gallery (ug_big)
+****Themes like Twenty Fourteen also generate images using the set_post_thumbnail_size and add_image_size functions named post-thumbnail (768x768) and twentyforuteen-full-width (1038x576) in the functions.php file
 ***'''<s>Imsanity</s>''': Only useful for limiting image size and reducing existing image sizes
+**Cleaning
 ***'''Thumbnail Cleaner''' (Under Tools, Thumbnail Cleaner):Did a great job on eliminating all the thumbnails, but got a bunch it shouldn't have.  And there's no trash can.
+***'''Media Cleaner''' (Under Meow Apps):
+***'''WPS Cleaner''': Does not consider media from Plugins like Timeline Express
+***'''WP Optimize''': Have to buy the Pro version for Images
+***'''Media Deduper''': Deals with duplicate media.  Useful to find duplicates
+***'''Clean Up Media''' - CUM (under media): Older plugin, but seems to work
+***'''File Manager''': A nice Web GUI, but can do it from the command line
+***
+***Other notes: If using plugins like Timeline Express, it may delete files used in the Excerpts Section that are being used.
 *Title
 *File Name of Actual File (What is a good naming convention?)
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 *Plugins To Manage Images and Media
+**WordPress '''Built In''' Ability: It can bulk add to categories.
 **'''Enhanced Media Library''': Allows for associating Categories (the same one for Posts, but not other Plugins like Timeline Express, unless '''''Add Category to Pages''''' Plugin is added) with Media and Images, plus utilities for importing and exporting, also adds several tabs to Settings, Media (including allowed file types).  This Plugin interferes with '''''WP Media Folders''''' List / Icon View and also elongates the List view by making each row thicker.  '''''Media Library Categories''''' (uses the same Categories as Posts and does NOT interfere with '''''WP Media Folders''''') and '''WP Media Category Management''' (has a dedicated, separate Categories from Posts) are alternatives
-**'''''Add from Server''''': A plugin that allows upload of files that otherwise cause the Wordpress Media functionality to cough up a hairball (large files, etc.)
+**'''''Add from Server''''': A plugin that allows upload of files that otherwise cause the Wordpress Media functionality to cough up a hairball (large files, etc.).  Keep in mind that this Plugin adds files from the local server, IE, it doesn't upload them, plus it also leaves them in the original directory they are physically in and just adds it to the WP database.
 **'''''Permalink Manager''''': Enhances the native Permalink Field on Pages, Posts, Media, Images, etc.  It also includes a Bulk Updater.  Make sure to enable "Native Slug" in Tools, Permalink Manager, Settings, to allow editing of the native Permalink.
+**'''Media Replace''': If moving the physical location of a media or image file, this plugin also updates all the links, etc. in the WP database, only issue is that it puts it back in the same exact physical location.
 **'''''Phoenix Media Rename''''': A simple Plugin that adds a File Name Field to an Image (in administration) that allows changing the File Name.  It even automatically replaces spaces with dashes ( - ).  It also allows for "bulk renaming", but only for manual modifications to the name (IE, it can't add "My Web Site" to the beginning of every file name).
 **Media File Renamer: Similar to Phoenix, but Phoenix is better.
-**'''''WP Media Folder''''': Creates a folder and file structure for media, so very handy for organizing a lot of media.  Unfortunately it breaks some features of other Media Plugins like '''Enhanced Media Library''' (and vice versa), but the fix is easy: Temporarily disable when other Plugin features are needed.  Some other alternatives are listed here: https://colorlib.com/wp/wordpress-media-library-management-plugins/
+**'''''WP Media Folder''''': Creates a folder and file structure for media, so very handy for organizing a lot of media.  Unfortunately it breaks some features of other Media Plugins like '''Enhanced Media Library''' (and vice versa), but the fix is easy: Temporarily disable when other Plugin features are needed.  Some other alternatives are listed here: https://colorlib.com/wp/wordpress-media-library-management-plugins/  '''File Bird Light''', among others is an alternative.
 **Plugins that manipulate the built in WordPress behavior related to Media and Images (IE, Attachment Pages, which are created for each image that is uploaded)
 **<u>???Keep in mind this might have a detrimental affect on SEO, since it redirects the base / large image to a smaller image on a page.  It might be worth while to go to a Page with a Lightbox that has the FULL sized image and a link at the top that goes to the timeline and additional links if there are other image sizes, maybe a popup too that makes it painfully aware to the end user what is going on, and there is the WordPress SRCSR attribute thing for multiple image sizes too???</u>
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 *****'''Attachment Pages Redirect:''' A simple Plugin that redirects Attachment Pages (like Media and Images) to the actual file, and if Parent Page (created with '''''Media Library Assistant''''')  and under other circumstances, like 404 (page doesn't exist), etc.
 ****To redirect Image Permalinks to a Parent Page;
-*****'''''Media Library Assistant''''': Provides the ability to create a Parent Element for Media and Images.  It also adds a dedicated (IE, doesn't share with Posts) Categories (named Att. Categories) and Tags (named Att. Tags) to Media and Images.  One downside is that it elongates the Media List by making each row thicker.  One upside is that
+*****'''''Media Library Assistant''''': Provides the ability to create a Parent Element for Media and Images.  It also adds a dedicated (IE, doesn't share with Posts) Categories (named Att. Categories) and Tags (named Att. Tags) to Media and Images.  One downside is that it elongates the Media List by making each row thicker.  One upside is that...
 ****To redirect Image Permalinks to specific Pages;
 *****'''''Redirect''''' (under Tools, Redirection); This Plugin provides the ability to create a list of of redirects.
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 ***'''Auto Image Attributes''': Changes Attributes (ALT, etc.), based on File Name.  Useful if there aren't any ALT entries for an image
 **A Plugin for default redirection for any 404 (broken links) to redirect to home page???
-***'''404page''': A plugin that redirects, has some nice options, and doesn't have a PRO version.
+***'''''404page''''': A plugin that redirects, has some nice options, and doesn't have a PRO version.
 ***404 Redirect to Homepage (under Settings, 404...)
 ***404 Solution would not install, so junk there.