[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #20602: Replace media

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#20602: Replace media
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 Reporter:  PorridgeBear  |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Media         |     Version:  3.3.1
 Severity:  major         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion   |
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Comment (by porridgebear):

 If we can get away from either how hard it is, or the internal structures
 of an attachment and how it links to posts and so fourth, the basic use-
 case is sound.

 You can't have in asset management/media management, a situation where the
 user uploads an asset and suddenly it becomes an entirely different asset.
 It just doesn't align with any other asset/CMS system I have used, and it
 causes problems.

 You don't change the ID of a post when you update it, so why would you
 update the media ID when it's updated?

 The use-case is using the WP media library to store assets independent of
 posts (images, PDFs and so on) that can be linked into the theme where
 required and the user can then update these centrally. I think this is
 really useful.

 In any event, the plugin I linked to solves the problem perfectly and I
 will install it from now on on every Wordpress install I develop simply
 because it makes more sense for non technical users when interacting with
 the media library. Real users struggle is what I am finding.

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