Media list improvement suggestions

  • Resolved Gal Baras

    (@galbaras)


    2 weeks, 3 days ago

    Hi Sungraiz,

    I’m still validating the plugin’s results and trying to find as many things as possible to automate. So I’ve crawled my site, and now, I want to check which of the reported media files cannot be found anywhere on the site.

    The Unused Media table contains 2 links to the media editor, including one labelled “View”. I would have preferred the “View” link to be the file URL, e.g. domain.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/2/file.jpg, so that I can see the full-size file and/or copy its URL.

    In fact, an even better option would be to also have a “Copy URL” button I can just click.

    While we’re at it, it would be great to have a way to export the list of media URLs. This way, I can compare it easily to the crawled results, e.g. with an AI chatbot.

    What do you think?

    Cheers,
    Gal

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  • Thread Starter Gal Baras

    (@galbaras)

    2 weeks, 3 days ago

    One more for the road: it’ll be really great to exclude files from the Unused Media list from being checked and reported.

    There are things the plugin cannot check, but the site admin knows about, so there’s no point to nag and have a long report every time. Being able to exclude files means easier focus on the files that remain.

    Plugin Author sungraizfaryad

    (@sungraizfaryad)

    1 week, 3 days ago

    Hi Gal,

    Good news — all of this is now live in version 1.1.0. Here’s how each of your requests landed:

    1. See/copy the full file URL. The “View” link on the Unused Media table is now View File and opens the actual file (e.g. domain.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/2/file.jpg) in a new tab, so you get the full-size image and its URL straight away. The title link still goes to the media editor, so you keep both.

    2. Copy URL button. There’s a Copy URL button on every row now. One click puts the file’s URL on your clipboard.

    3. Export the list of media URLs. Two ways: an Export URLs (CSV) button on the Unused Media tab downloads the whole unused list as ID / filename / URL — ideal for diffing against your crawl in a chatbot. The full Export Report also gained a URL column, and from the command line wp unmam unused --format=csv does the same.

    4. Exclude files from the report. Each row has an Exclude button. Click it and the file disappears from the Unused list and stops counting toward the total, so the report stays short and focused on what still needs attention. Excluded files move to a new Excluded view where you can click Include to bring any of them back. (Under the hood this is the same “Mark as Safe” flag, so anything you mark safe in the Media Library is excluded here too.)

    Update the plugin to 1.1.0 and you’ll see it all on the Unused Media tab. Thanks for the thoughtful suggestions — they made the tab a lot more useful.

    Cheers, Sungraiz

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