Title: Change Media Parent Author: pantsonhead Published: September 22, 2012 Last modified: August 2, 2015 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/change-media-parent/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1223206) # Change Media Parent By [pantsonhead](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pantsonhead/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/change-media-parent.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/change-media-parent/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/change-media-parent/#reviews) * [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/change-media-parent/#installation) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/change-media-parent/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-media-parent/) ## Description 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. ## Screenshots * [[ * Link and Post Selection window ## Installation 1. Upload `change_media_parent.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory of your WordPress installation 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress ## FAQ How can I reset a media item to Unattached? This plugin does not currently offer this option. You may wish to try this plugin https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/change-attachment-parent/ ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Change Media Parent” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ pantsonhead ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pantsonhead/) [Translate “Change Media Parent” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/change-media-parent) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/change-media-parent/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/change-media-parent/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/change-media-parent/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/change-media-parent/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### v0.2 2015-08-02 * fixed PHP Warning for $detached #### v0.1 2012-09-17 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **0.2** * Last updated **11 years ago** * Active installations **50+** * WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.2.39** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/change-media-parent/) * Tags * [attachment](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/attachment/)[library](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/library/) [media](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/media/)[Parent](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/parent/) [post](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/change-media-parent/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-media-parent/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-media-parent/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-media-parent/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-media-parent/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-media-parent/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-media-parent/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-media-parent/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ pantsonhead ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pantsonhead/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-media-parent/)