[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #41570: Multisite Global Media Settings

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#41570: Multisite Global Media Settings
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 Reporter:  ina2n        |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:
Component:  Media        |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:  administration, multisite
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Changes (by johnbillion):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review =>


Comment:

 I'm the maintainer of [https://github.com/humanmade/network-media-library
 the Network Media Library plugin for WordPress] which was originally based
 on the Multisite Global Media plugin linked above, and I have to say that
 I don't think a network-wide media library is a feature that belongs in
 WordPress core due to the underlying complexity of its implementation.

 There are too many varying requirements that I don't think would make
 sense to try to support in core and are best left to plugins and
 individual implementations:

 * Restricting media to certain groups of sub-sites, which effectively
 becomes multiple instances of the network-wide media library
 * REST API access, permalinks, URLs, etc (eg. should a network-wide media
 item be available at the domain+path of the site it's used on or be served
 from the central media site's domain+path?)
 * Allowing or denying the use of network-wide media on a per-site basis
 * Allowing or denying the use of local media in addition to the network-
 wide media, again on a per-site basis
 * A means of importing existing media on sites into the network-wide media
 library (or libraries), or somehow co-locating existing local media with
 network-wide media
 * Access control management to upload network-wide media and access media
 in the network media library

 I'll close this as wontfix due to lack of interest in three years, and
 recommend that anyone looking for this functionality looks at using one of
 the several plugins that attempt to provide this functionality.

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