Deleting media of wordpress/local server

Hi @dwheditor ,

WP Offload Media Support Team here. Thanks for reaching out with your query, we would be happy to assist!

“When I upgrade to delete those images of my server and only be stored in Amazon, will they still be linked to all the correct blogs and pages? Will the old ones already attached also still be linked or just the new ones moving forward from the upgrade?”
— If your blogs and pages are already using the offloaded version of the image URLs, then they should still be linked correctly after you remove the files from the server (by using the Remove all files from server tool). Old images that are already offloaded will still continue to work and their files will be included from the removal.

However, do keep in mind that there are some compatibility issues with other plugins if local media is removed from the server.

https://deliciousbrains.com/wp-offload-media/doc/compatibility-with-other-plugins/

“And then if i did want to re download them back to my wordpress/server will they still then be linked correctly to the blogs/pages?”
— Yes, as long as they are offloaded to the bucket, their links should still use the offloaded version and should continue to work correctly. So whether you have the files on your server or not, it won’t matter as long as they are offloaded to the bucket.

“Secondly, I may need to create a new properly names Amazon bucket to re write the url link and server them from Cloudflare. Will these previous 300+ blogs still have the images from the old bucket attached or will they be broken?”
— If you change your bucket on a site where files were already offloaded to a different bucket, WP Offload Media would offer to copy them for you. But if you skip copying the media, the images in the old bucket should still work. Only new uploaded images in the Media Library item will use the new bucket.

More information about this below:

https://deliciousbrains.com/wp-offload-media/doc/how-to-copy-media-between-buckets/#change

Let us know if you have any other questions.

Perfect, thank you so much for this advice!

One last thing before I proceed please in regards to the creating a new bucket and moving images over.

You mentioned the images are only “copied.” Does that mean if I didn’t want two buckets in AWS and only wanted the newly created one with the copied images, that those previously attached images (to blogs, etc.) would be broken once I deleted that old bucket?

Thanks so much.

Hi @dwheditor,

If you only want to use one bucket which is the newly created one, please make sure that when changing the buckets, you select “Yes” when prompted to “Copy Existing Files to New Bucket”.

This will ensure that your existing offloaded media files are copied to the new bucket. Once that’s done, WP Offload Media will reference the new bucket going forward for those images.

Since WP Offload Media will reference the new bucket, the plugin will serve the images via your new bucket going forward regardless if it has been attached on a post and/or page.

This means all the offloaded images on your blog posts will continue to work even after you delete the old bucket. You just need to make sure that the copying of media to the new bucket has successfully completed before deleting the old bucket.

More info about this here –

https://deliciousbrains.com/wp-offload-media/doc/how-to-copy-media-between-buckets/#change

Thank you for this.

I have created a new bucket, but am unable to find Copy Existing Files to New Bucket setting anywhere in my wordpress admin.

Thank you for all your help!

I’ve just upgraded how/where do I add my activation key on my website please?

And I have created a new bucket, but am unable to find Copy Existing Files to New Bucket setting anywhere in my wordpress admin.

Hi @dwheditor,

Thanks for the update, we’re glad to hear you upgraded to pro!

You’ll need to replace the lite version with your pro plugin to activate the license key and have access to the “Copy existing files to new bucket tool”.

The pro plugin can be downloaded from your My Account > Licenses > WP Offload Media > Downloads Tab > Download the latest version.

Once downloaded, please go to your WP Admin Dashboard > Plugins > Add New > Add the pro plugin, install and activate.

The lite version should automatically be deactivated but if not, please manually do so. Rest-assured, the configuration of your lite version will automatically be copied over to the pro version.

You can then activate the license key by following this guide –
https://deliciousbrains.com/wp-offload-media/doc/activating-your-license/

After those are done, the “Copy Existing Files to Bucket” tool should appear after you change the bucket via the plugin page.
https://deliciousbrains.com/wp-offload-media/doc/how-to-copy-media-between-buckets/#change
You can change the bucket by clicking the “Edit” button for the Storage Settings of the plugin > Bucket Tab > Change the bucket from there.

Hope this clarifies!

If you encounter any issues or have any questions or concerns, please create a ticket using our support form via the pro plugin as you are a pro customer. Kindly also include a link to this thread so that we get the additional information from here.