Upload Media Exif Date

Register image to media library

• Change to the date/time of EXIF information.

Sibling plugin

• Exif Caption.
• Exif Details.

Sample of how to use the filter hook

• Sample snippet

/**  ==================================================
 * Sample snippet for Upload Media Exif Date
 *
 * The original filter hook('umed_postdate'),
 * Get the date and time from the file name when the date and time cannot be read from the EXIF.
 *
 * @param string $postdate  postdate.
 * @param string $filename  filename.
 */
function umed_postdate_from_filename( $postdate, $filename ) {

    /* Sample for 20191120_183022.jpg */
    $year = substr( $filename, 0, 4 );
    $month = substr( $filename, 4, 2 );
    $day = substr( $filename, 6, 2 );
    $hour = substr( $filename, 9, 2 );
    $minute = substr( $filename, 11, 2 );
    $second = substr( $filename, 13, 2 );

    $postdate = $year . '-' . $month . '-' . $day . ' ' . $hour . ':' . $minute . ':' . $second;

    return $postdate;

}
add_filter( 'umed_postdate', 'umed_postdate_from_filename', 10, 2 );

1. Upload upload-media-exif-date directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

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   EXIF information

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   Media Library

[1.08] 2025/04/24

• Fix – Loading the management screen.

[1.07] 2024/03/05

• Fix – Changed file operations to WP_Filesystem.

1.06

Supported WordPress 6.4.
PHP 8.0 is now required.

1.05

Fixed filter hook(‘umed_postdate’).

1.04

Add filter hook(‘umed_postdate’).

1.03

Supported WordPress 5.6.

1.02

Fixed problem of metadata.

1.01

Fixed a problem with moving files.

1.00

Initial release.