Polygon Themes

Eusebiu Oprinoiu

<p>Autoremove Attachments helps you keep the Media Library clean by deleting all media files attached as child attachments to a post, page, or custom post type when the parent is deleted.</p>
<p>By default, when you delete content from your website, regardless if it’s a post, a page, a product, or any kind of post type, WordPress keeps the media files previously associated with it, even if after the removal of your content they are not used anywhere else.</p>
<p>Autoremove Attachments tries to solve this problem by automating the removal of all media files that have a child-parent relationship with the removed content. (so you don’t have to manually track and remove orphan files left on your server)</p>
<h3>Important Considerations</h3>
<ul>
<li>A soft delete that places your post, page, or custom post type in Trash will not trigger the removal of its child attachments. The purge happens when you empty your trash.</li>
<li>When you delete a post, page or custom post type, we try to determine if its child attachments are used anywhere else on your website. If they are, we do not remove them, to prevent broken links.</li>
<li>The additional checks before the automatic removal can be disabled from the Media Settings for improved performance on large websites with thousands of posts and media files.</li>
<li>The plugin only removes files tracked by WordPress. Some poorly coded themes generate additional thumbnail sizes that are not tracked by WordPress and this always leads to orphan files left on your server.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Compatibility and Third-Party Support</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce" rel="ugc">WooCommerce</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-digital-downloads" rel="ugc">Easy Digital Downloads</a></li>
<li>All themes and plugins that do things the WordPress way</li>
</ul>
<p>If you use a plugin to optimize and clean your database of revisions, trashed posts, etc, make sure you use one that relies on native WordPress functions to perform the maintenance tasks. We recommend <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-sweep" rel="ugc">WP-Sweep</a>.</p>


Autoremove Attachments

NICE. Love it! The fact that it purges images upon deletion rocks the house. Thank you for developing this!

Great Replacement for the Old Plugin

Remove child attachments when parent post, page or custom post type is deleted.

dholloran

<p>Allows you to add/edit/attach/un-attach/delete/sort the files attached to your WordPress posts all from the post editor.  Integrates seamlessly with WordPress using the default WordPress attachments type, full control over cropping of the different attachment image sizes crop editor and no configuration needed to add WP Better Attachments to custom post types.</p>
<h4>Shortcodes</h4>
<ul>
<li>Information on the settings available <a href="http://dholloran.github.io/wp-better-attachments" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a></li>
<li><code>[wpba-attachment-list]</code> Outputs a list of attachments</li>
</ul>
<h4>Functions</h4>
<ul>
<li>Information on the settings available <a href="http://dholloran.github.io/wp-better-attachments" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a></li>
<li><code>wpba_attachments_exist()</code> Checks for post attachments</li>
<li><code>wpba_get_attachments()</code> Retrieves an array of attachments</li>
<li><code>wpba_attachment_list()</code> Outputs a list of attachments</li>
</ul>
<p>View more information on GitHub <a href="https://github.com/DHolloran/wp-better-attachments/" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a></p>
<p>If you have any issues please submit an <a href="https://github.com/DHolloran/wp-better-attachments/issues/new" rel="nofollow ugc">issue</a>.</p>
<h3>1.3.3</h3>
<ul>
<li>Added <code>wpba_attachments_exist()</code> to check if a post has attachments.</li>
<li>Added no attachments message for attachment list.</li>
<li>Fixed wpba_get_attachments() not retrieving post thumbnail images correctly.</li>
<li>Added settings to disable front end files, post thumbnails globally, and crop editor.</li>
<li>Fixed compatibility issue with Wysija Newsletter Plugin.</li>
<li>Fixed other miscellaneous issues and general clean up.</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.3.4</h3>
<ul>
<li>Fixed activation error</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.3.5</h3>
<ul>
<li>Added alternate styling of meta box when editor is not activated.</li>
<li>Fixed attachment list generating extra list items</li>
<li>Added class and id parameters for each HTML element in the attachment list</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.3.6</h3>
<ul>
<li>Code cleanup and PHPDoc</li>
<li>Fixed metabox inputs not selectable in Firefox</li>
<li>Added granular settings</li>
<li>Added edit modal, un-attach link and re-attach link to Uploaded To column</li>
<li>Added ability to edit metabox title</li>
<li>Fixed crop editor not showing correct image sizes</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.3.7</h3>
<h3>1.3.8</h3>
<h3>1.3.9</h3>
<ul>
<li>Adds survey notification key</li>
<li>Adds filters for types of files</li>
<li>Removes Flexslider from compiled CSS</li>
<li>Miscellaneous tweaks</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.3.10</h3>
<ul>
<li>Fixes an issue with notifications not able to disable on sub folder installs.</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.3.11</h3>
<ul>
<li>Added use_caption_for_title to build_attachment_list function/shortcode. Props Mike Warwick.</li>
<li>Added a second add attachments button to the bottom of meta box. Props Mike Warwick.</li>
<li>Fixed undefined variable PHP warning.</li>
<li>Updates the survey notification with thank you message.</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.3.3</h3>
<p>Should resolve issues from last update and adds more settings control</p>
<h3>1.3.4</h3>
<p>Fixed activation error</p>
<h3>1.3.5</h3>
<p>Fixed attachment list generating extra list items, Added alternate styling of meta box when editor is not activated and class/id parameters for each HTML element in the attachment list function/shortcode.</p>
<h3>1.3.6</h3>
<p>Added granular settings; edit modal, un-attach link and re-attach link to Uploaded To column, miscellaneous bug fixes</p>
<h3>1.3.7</h3>
<h3>1.3.8</h3>
<h3>1.3.9</h3>
<p>Adds filters for adding file types, removes Flexslider from CSS and miscellaneous tweaks.</p>
<h3>1.3.10</h3>
<p>Fixes an issue with notifications not able to disable on sub folder installs.</p>
<h3>1.3.11</h3>
<p>Adds use_caption_for_title option to build_attachment_list, adds “Add Attachments” button to bottom of meta box, and misc. fixes/updates.</p>


WP Better Attachments

Allows you to add/edit/attach/un-attach/sort the files attached to your WordPress posts all from the post editor.

Autoremove Attachments vs WP Better Attachments