WordPress Image Control: Difference between revisions

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*Categories: Categories are typically visible to users near the Title of a Post or Page. The Category is also included as an item in the Class Attribute of an HTML Article Element, but only in the attribute's permalink page, not in the Post or Page's HTML.

*Caption: Seen in the attachment's permalink only, not used separately in HTML for the Post or Page.

**Recommendations: Start here. Stare at the picture and think of it not only as what it is, but also in the context of the posting. If the image has several items in it, concentrate on the focal point. Then add just a few pertinent / useful / interesting factual details (date, where photo was taken from, who took the photo, etc.). Try to minimize the number of words used.

**Recommendations: Start here. Stare at the picture and think of it not only as what it is, but also in the context of the posting. If the image has several items in it, concentrate on the focal point. Then add just a few pertinent / useful / interesting factual details (date, where photo was taken from, who took the photo, etc.). Try to minimize the number of words used.***

*ALT / Alternative Text: Used only in the HTML of the Post, Page, or the attachment's permalink page. It is not visible from normal browser view, although there are probably Plugins can display this information.

**Recommendations: A lot of the long winded stuff that got parred down when creating the caption can be used here, plus added details. If there are multiple sizes of the same picture, note it here too.

*Description: This field allows for limited formatting of text in addition to the Caption and only appears in the attachment's permalink page. It's just speculation, but based on how it appears in the Media Tab, it really seems like this is something leftover from the original B2Evolution (WordPress's origin)

**Recommended Convention: Use the caption or information from the source of the Image

*"Uploaded to" Column of Media File (Attach / Detach / or Title of Post or Page it is attached to): This should be set in case media cleanup Plugins are installed so they don't identify the file as a potential item to "clean up" / delete. It is assigned automatically if the image is inserted into a specific Post or Page. It is not assigned if it is simply uploaded to the Media Library.

**Recommendation: Remember to insert an image directly into a Page or Post so this doesn't have to be done later.

<nowiki>*</nowiki> If using an advanced Permalink Manager, several Permalinks might be present (Current URI, Native Slug, etc.)

<nowiki>**</nowiki> Sizing Conventions: 1K, 4K, 8K, etc., using the horizontal video resolution convention, not file size

<nowiki>***</nowiki> Since video does not support the ALT Attribute by default, not sure what to do here except to co-opt the Title Attribute and treat it like an ALT Attribute.

===Plugins===

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*'''''Media Library Assistant''''': Provides the ability to create a Parent Element (IE, Post, Page, etc.) 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.

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

*'''''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. It adds two fields to the Word Press Media Attachment Editor ("Image Gallery link to" and "Link Target"), both of these fields have no effect on builtin WP functionality, only with the plugin. The _wpmf_gallery_custom_image_link is the field it adds to the PostMeta Table.

*'''''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. It adds two fields to the Word Press Media Attachment Editor ("Image Gallery link to" and "Link Target"), both of these fields have no effect on builtin WP functionality, only with the plugin. The _wpmf_gallery_custom_image_link is the field it adds to the PostMeta Table. Depending on Icon or List view, the "details" page of a Media item will be different, with many more options available in the details of a list view. If viewed via Icon view, there is a link towards the bottom that will open the detailed page.

*'''Simple CSS''': This seems to be the only Plugin available that displays a CSS Field in an Image's "admin page" on the Media Tab. Sadly though, it does nothing at all (IE, enter in your CSS, click Update, and watch it disappear), at least on an Image page)

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**'''''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).

**'''''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). With use, it appears it cannot rename video files like .avi, .mp4, etc.

**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/ '''File Bird Light''', among others is an alternative. It adds two fields to the Word Press Media Attachment Editor ("Image Gallery link to" and "Link Target"), both of these fields have no effect on builtin WP functionality, only with the plugin. The _wpmf_gallery_custom_image_link is the field it adds to the PostMeta Table.

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 *Categories: Categories are typically visible to users near the Title of a Post or Page.  The Category is also included as an item in the Class Attribute of an HTML Article Element, but only in the attribute's permalink page, not in the Post or Page's HTML.
 *Caption: Seen in the attachment's permalink only, not used separately in HTML for the Post or Page.
-**Recommendations: Start here.  Stare at the picture and think of it not only as what it is, but also in the context of the posting.  If the image has several items in it, concentrate on the focal point.  Then add just a few pertinent / useful / interesting factual details (date, where photo was taken from, who took the photo, etc.).  Try to minimize the number of words used.
+**Recommendations: Start here.  Stare at the picture and think of it not only as what it is, but also in the context of the posting.  If the image has several items in it, concentrate on the focal point.  Then add just a few pertinent / useful / interesting factual details (date, where photo was taken from, who took the photo, etc.).  Try to minimize the number of words used.***
 *ALT / Alternative Text: Used only in the HTML of the Post, Page, or the attachment's permalink page.  It is not visible from normal browser view, although there are probably Plugins can display this information.
+**Recommendations: A lot of the long winded stuff that got parred down when creating the caption can be used here, plus added details.  If there are multiple sizes of the same picture, note it here too.
 *Description: This field allows for limited formatting of text in addition to the Caption and only appears in the attachment's permalink page.  It's just speculation, but based on how it appears in the Media Tab, it really seems like this is something leftover from the original B2Evolution (WordPress's origin)
 **Recommended Convention: Use the caption or information from the source of the Image
 *"Uploaded to" Column of Media File (Attach / Detach / or Title of Post or Page it is attached to): This should be set in case media cleanup Plugins are installed so they don't identify the file as a potential item to "clean up" / delete.  It is assigned automatically if the image is inserted into a specific Post or Page.  It is not assigned if it is simply uploaded to the Media Library.
+**Recommendation: Remember to insert an image directly into a Page or Post so this doesn't have to be done later.
 <nowiki>*</nowiki> If using an advanced Permalink Manager, several Permalinks might be present (Current URI, Native Slug, etc.)
 <nowiki>**</nowiki> Sizing Conventions: 1K, 4K, 8K, etc., using the horizontal video resolution convention, not file size
+<nowiki>***</nowiki> Since video does not support the ALT Attribute by default, not sure what to do here except to co-opt the Title Attribute and treat it like an ALT Attribute.
 ===Plugins===
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 *'''''Media Library Assistant''''': Provides the ability to create a Parent Element (IE, Post, Page, etc.) 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.
 *'''''Redirect''''' (under Tools, Redirection); This Plugin provides the ability to create a list of of redirects.
-*'''''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.  It adds two fields to the Word Press Media Attachment Editor ("Image Gallery link to" and "Link Target"), both of these fields have no effect on builtin WP functionality, only with the plugin.  The _wpmf_gallery_custom_image_link is the field it adds to the PostMeta Table.
+*'''''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.  It adds two fields to the Word Press Media Attachment Editor ("Image Gallery link to" and "Link Target"), both of these fields have no effect on builtin WP functionality, only with the plugin.  The _wpmf_gallery_custom_image_link is the field it adds to the PostMeta Table.  Depending on Icon or List view, the "details" page of a Media item will be different, with many more options available in the details of a list view.  If viewed via Icon view, there is a link towards the bottom that will open the detailed page.
 *'''Simple CSS''': This seems to be the only Plugin available that displays a CSS Field in an Image's "admin page" on the Media Tab.  Sadly though, it does nothing at all (IE, enter in your CSS, click Update, and watch it disappear), at least on an Image page)
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 **'''''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).
+**'''''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).  With use, it appears it cannot rename video files like .avi, .mp4, etc.
 **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/  '''File Bird Light''', among others is an alternative.  It adds two fields to the Word Press Media Attachment Editor ("Image Gallery link to" and "Link Target"), both of these fields have no effect on builtin WP functionality, only with the plugin.  The _wpmf_gallery_custom_image_link is the field it adds to the PostMeta Table.