Install
This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.
Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:
wp plugin install https://github.com/chandrapatel/wp-replace-media/archive/refs/heads/main.zipNo built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
WP Replace Media
- Contributors: chandrapatel
- Tags: media, replace, attachments, thumbnails, revisions, backup, restore, cache-busting, cdn
- Requires at least: 6.0
- Tested up to: 6.7
- Requires PHP: 8.0
- Stable tag: 1.0.0
- License: GPLv2 or later
- License URI:
Description
Replace attachment files in-place while keeping URLs stable. WP Replace Media adds a Replace entry point in the Media Library list view, attachment edit screen, and grid view modal, opens a dedicated tabbed Replace screen, enforces MIME type consistency, writes the new file over the existing path using the WordPress Filesystem API, regenerates image metadata and sub-sizes, updates attachment modified dates, and records a UTC replacement timestamp used as a ver query param for cache-busting on full and intermediate image URLs.
Every replacement creates an automatic file backup, logged to a custom {prefix}wrmrevisions revisions table, viewable and restorable from a Revisions tab on the Replace screen. WPVIP edge cache is purged automatically; other CDNs can hook into the documented action to purge their own caches.
Features
- In-place replace — file path stays the same, URLs keep working.
- Multiple en