Edit box "Inserted in"

Thank you for your kind words and for your interesting question.

The current MLA version does not have any hooks for the enhanced meta boxes it adds to the Media/Edit Media screen, but it is a reasonable thing to add. I will do some experimenting and see if I can add the hooks and an example of using them to the next MLA version.

I will leave this topic unresolved for now and update it when I have progress to report.

Thanks for the idea and for your patience while I pursue it.

I have completed development of nine new filters that give great control over formatting and displaying the “Edit Media enhanced meta boxes.” I have created an example plugin for the filters and added code to implement the simplified “Inserted in” format you gave in your example. Here is the code for your example:

/**
     * MLA Inserted in Meta Box Filter
     *
     * This filter gives you an opportunity to modify the "Inserted in" meta box.
     *
     * @since 1.00
     *
     * @param    array    ( [inserts] => default text, [rows] => textbox rows, [cols] => textbox columns )
     * @param    array    the attachment references information for this post
     * @param    object    the current post
     *
     * @return    array    updated text, rows, columns
     */
    public static function mla_inserted_in_meta_box_filter( $inserts, $references, $post ) {
        //error_log( 'MLAMetaboxHooksExample::mla_inserted_in_meta_box_filter $inserts = ' . var_export( $inserts, true ), 0 );
        //error_log( 'MLAMetaboxHooksExample::mla_inserted_in_meta_box_filter $references = ' . var_export( $references, true ), 0 );
        //error_log( 'MLAMetaboxHooksExample::mla_inserted_in_meta_box_filter $post = ' . var_export( $post, true ), 0 );

        $new_inserts = array();
        $upload_dir = wp_upload_dir();
        $file_url = $upload_dir['baseurl'] . '/' . $references['base_file'];
        $new_inserts[] = $references['file'];
        $new_inserts[] = '(' . $file_url . ')';

        // Index on post ID to eliminate duplicates
        $base_references = array();
        foreach( $references['inserts'] as $key => $file_references ) {
            foreach ( $file_references as $reference ) {
                $base_references[ $reference->ID ] = $reference;
            }
        }

        foreach ( $base_references as $reference ) {
            $new_inserts[] = $reference->post_title;
            $new_inserts[] = '(' . get_permalink( $reference->ID, false ) . ')';
        }

        $inserts['inserts'] = implode( "\n", $new_inserts );
        return $inserts;
    } // mla_inserted_in_meta_box_filter

These improvements will be in my next MLA version. If you’d like to test the improvements, please send me a note with your e-mail address and I will give you a copy by return e-mail. You can use the Contact Us page at our web site:

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Thanks for your help and your patience.

Thank you for following up with your contact information. I hope you received the test copy I sent and were able to use it to format your “Inserted in” meta box.

I am marking this topic resolved, but please update it if you have any problems or further questions about using the new filters and example plugin to format the Media/Edit Media meta boxes. Thanks for inspiring an MLA enhancement and for your interest in the plugin.