Title: Copying attachments
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Copying attachments

 *  [skarck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skarck/)
 * (@skarck)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/copying-attachments/)
 * Does the plugin copy attachments of posts, too?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-post-duplicator/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-post-duplicator/)

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 *  Plugin Author [MagicStick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magicstick/)
 * (@magicstick)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/copying-attachments/#post-6976394)
 * Yes it should as long as you have correctly configured the behaviour in the plugin
   settings page
 *  Thread Starter [skarck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skarck/)
 * (@skarck)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/copying-attachments/#post-6976398)
 * I only see the option to copy “content” images that are added to the editor. 
   Let’s say I upload images (attached to the post) but do not add them to the post’s
   content because I display attachments in my theme. Is this supposed to work with
   the plugin?
 * thx!
 *  Plugin Author [MagicStick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magicstick/)
 * (@magicstick)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/copying-attachments/#post-6976403)
 * It really depends on the method you are using to ‘attach’ files to the post. 
   Is it a plugin? Anything that is being logged as post meta should copy over fine
   as long as the database is returning the image url. If you let me know the plugin/
   method you are using to attach the files I’ll have wee investigation.
 *  Thread Starter [skarck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skarck/)
 * (@skarck)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/copying-attachments/#post-6976404)
 * I use the “add media” button to upload files in the edit post screen. This way
   files get automatically attached to the post (It basically means the `post_parent`
   of the file equals the `ID` of the post).
 *  Plugin Author [MagicStick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magicstick/)
 * (@magicstick)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/copying-attachments/#post-6976407)
 * If this is the method then yes this will work absolutely fine.
 *  Thread Starter [skarck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skarck/)
 * (@skarck)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/copying-attachments/#post-6976412)
 * Hmm, can’t get it to work. Here is what I tried:
    - Setup a clean multisite environment with two sites.
    - Enabled all the plugin settings, removed the post title “prefix”.
    - Created a post, uploaded a few images to the post, but did not add them to
      the post content. The images show up in the “uploaded to this post” tab in
      the media modal which means that their post_parent is the post’s ID.
    - Then I tell the plugin to duplicate the post to the second site.
 * The post is created but the media library of the site stays empty…:(
    Am I doing
   something wrong?
 *  [rameshh24](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rameshh24/)
 * (@rameshh24)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/copying-attachments/#post-6976696)
 * I am Trying to multisite duplicate post plugin on multi site & selecting format
   gallery, but gallery & featured images not copying to other post.?
 *  Plugin Author [MagicStick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magicstick/)
 * (@magicstick)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/copying-attachments/#post-6976697)
 * Try checking your permissions on the destination upload directory. Plus check
   if you are ringing a subdomian network. This is not supported.

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