Why does WordPress not have a bulk updater for Media?

  • Resolved BlueSteam

    (@bluesteam)


    7 months, 1 week ago

    I have uploaded a bunch of images to the media library. I have also created categories and sub-categories in the Media Categories facility.

    Now I proceed to the Media Library and select 10 images to apply a category and sub categories to and find that the Bulk Select ONLY has a DELETE option?

    SEE SCREENSHOTS:
    https://prnt.sc/8ds2e4E31X2w
    https://prnt.sc/yxpu6kpboM6b

    I don’t want to delete them. I want to simply apply a category to multiple images.

    Am I missing something or is WordPress now FORCING me to install a third-party plugin JUST to update the category for multiple images in the library??

    All the third party plugins create a SEPARATE taxonomy and the moment I am done applying categories, and remove the plugin, all the taxonomies created with the plugin stop working FORCING me to keep the plugin installed just to use the plugins custom categories.

    I don’t want an extra plugin installed just to update my library.

    Can someone please tell me what I’m missing so I can stop pulling out my hair?

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  • I have also created categories and sub-categories in the Media Categories facility.

    WordPress does not come with any such “Media Categories facility” (emphasis on “Categories”).

    Where are you getting this from? Can you provide a screenshot?

    Thread Starter BlueSteam

    (@bluesteam)

    So that’s what I was missing. I wasnt aware that wordpress didn’t come with it. I saw a media categories option under the Media library menu and thought it was part of wordpress like for projects. I figured it out now that one is the plugins was adding the ability to categorise the media and allowing me to add categories. This led me up believe it was part of wordpress because I know that projects have this feature or of the box.

    Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.

    Although, wordpress actually should have a bulk editor to update things like the author or the alt tags etc out of the box. Definitely a lacking feature.

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