WP Unique Media

WordPress plugin to prevent duplicate files from being uploaded.

This is a shut-the-fork-up-and-work plugin. This means, if someone tries to upload a duplicate attachment to the media library, the existing file is silently getting selected.

If you need a more verbose approach, please use Media Deduper by Cornershop Creative instead. Both plugins use the same hashing and storage techniques, so either can be an alternative to the other.

Tested with

• Enable Media Replace
• Regenerate Thumbnails
• Block Editor

Installation

Production (Stand-Alone)

• Head over to releases
• Download 'wp-unique-media.zip'
• Upload and activate it like any other WordPress plugin
• AutoUpdate will run as long as the plugin is active

Development

• cd into your plugin directory
• $ git clone [email protected]:mcguffin/wp-unique-media.git
• $ cd wp-unique-media
• $ npm install
• $ gulp

Development status

The plugin is currently in alpha stadium. Please don't expect it to be stable or doing no damage. Issues and Pull requests are highly appreciated.

WP-Cron

Media hash values are generated during upload or automatically through a cronjob. Please wait a few minutes after the activation, to let wp-cron do its work.

WPCLI

For the impatient (like me) there is a wp-cli command for initial hash generation ...

$ wp unique-media-hash

... and hashing a single attachment:

$ wp unique-media-hash --attachment_id=123

Roadmap:

0.2.0

• [x] Remove autoupdater
• [ ] Test with polylang translate media option enabled
• [ ] boilerplate 2

0.3.0

• [ ] Tool: Replace Duplicates (in wp-content, blocks, widgets, acf image fields, acf gallery fields, known settings)

1.0.0

• [ ] release at WP.org