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Change Media Parent

Allows editors to change the parent post of an attachment after it has been set.

By pantsonhead·Post·Free
5(1 reviews)
·50 active installs·Updated 10 years ago
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As of April 2026, Change Media Parent is a WordPress post plugin with 50 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Header and Footer Scripts.

5/51 reviews
50active installs
3.0K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012

Overview

Currently WordPress does not provide the ability to change the post that an item in the Media Library is attached to after it has been set. This plugin allows editors to change the parent post to another post.

Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 4.2.39
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

v0.2 2015-08-02

  • fixed PHP Warning for $detached
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

pantsonheadpantsonhead
Plugin Info
Version
0.2
Last Updated
Aug 2, 2015
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
4.2.39
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
50
Downloads
3.0K+
Added
Sep 22, 2012
Business
Free

Tags

postmediaparentlibraryattachment

Developer

P
pantsonhead
5 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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