[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #48164: media_sideload_image should store original URL and optionally check for dupes

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#48164: media_sideload_image should store original URL and optionally check for
dupes
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 Reporter:  dshanske     |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Media        |    Version:
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:
  Focuses:               |
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 When sideloading a file from a URL, using media_sideload_image, the
 original URL should be stored as metadata automatically.

 The reason for this to be done in Core, as opposed to a plugin, is that
 the reason why individuals use media_sideload_image is to store a local
 copy of a file. It should, for copyright and fairness reasons, store where
 it was originally hosted.

 The secondary advantage is the sideload can query existing attachments and
 not sideload the same file twice.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/48164>
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