Title: Export Media Fields
Last modified: April 23, 2020

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# Export Media Fields

 *  Resolved [extinctdisney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/extinctdisney/)
 * (@extinctdisney)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-media-fields/)
 * First let me just say how much I love this tool, and its sister tool (Import).
   They have helped me tremendously at bulk editing fields on my pages/posts.
 * Is there by chance an addon that will allow for the export (and subsequent import)
   of media file data such as ALT tags, title, etc.?

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 *  Plugin Author [WP All Import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpallimport/)
 * (@wpallimport)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-media-fields/#post-12745862)
 * Hi [@extinctdisney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/extinctdisney/)
 * I’m glad you’re enjoying the plugins!
 * To update your image metadata, back-up your site first (this is an important 
   step when using any plugin that alters data on your website), and then take these
   steps:
    - Export your posts while including the _Media -> Images -> Filename_ element:
      [https://d.pr/i/xMQusj](https://d.pr/i/xMQusj), and the image metadata fields
      you want to update.
    - Download the CSV file, add the alt tags/titles/etc to the file, and save.
    - Import the file using the “Import with WP All Import” link next to your export
      on the Manage Exports page. On step 2, use the “Use images currently in the
      Media Library” option and fill in all of the metadata fields: [https://d.pr/i/bmpiMy](https://d.pr/i/bmpiMy),
      and make sure to update all images in the import settings on the final step:
      [https://d.pr/i/DCJuEd](https://d.pr/i/DCJuEd).
 * That’s it. Let me know if you have any questions.
 *  Thread Starter [extinctdisney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/extinctdisney/)
 * (@extinctdisney)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-media-fields/#post-12746379)
 * Thanks so much for the response! I should maybe specify that I am looking to 
   do this for all files in my media library, not just those directly associated
   with a post. I am using a gallery plugin on each post so ultimately, the only
   image associated with each post directly, and thus that appears in the suggested
   export, is the featured image. Beyond that, there could be 20 photos in a gallery
   that this method doesn’t pull.
 * I tried the galleries export function but alas, while that does export the full
   list of my galleries, it doesn’t also export the images inside them.
 * Any way to export the actual media library in full without a post association
   by chance?
 *  Plugin Author [WP All Import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpallimport/)
 * (@wpallimport)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-media-fields/#post-12797012)
 * Hi [@extinctdisney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/extinctdisney/)
 * > Any way to export the actual media library in full without a post association
   > by chance?
 * You could use WP_Query Results (see [https://www.wpallimport.com/documentation/export/wp-query-results/](https://www.wpallimport.com/documentation/export/wp-query-results/))
   to export information about the images in the Media Library:
 *     ```
       'post_type' => 'attachment',
       'post_status' => 'inherit'
       ```
   
 * But, unfortunately, it’s not _currently_ possible to import directly into the
   Media Library, so you wouldn’t be able to update their metadata.
 *  Thread Starter [extinctdisney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/extinctdisney/)
 * (@extinctdisney)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-media-fields/#post-12797899)
 * Thanks so much! I will work to do everything manually. Once it’s done I suppose
   I won’t have to do it again. 🙂

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