How to Remove Outdated Images from WP All Export

Stop WP All Export from exporting images that were deleted from a vehicle but left behind in the Media library, by installing a small cleanup plugin that clears them before every export.

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When exporting images with WP All Export, you may notice that deleted vehicle images are still there. A vehicle with 17 images can show 5 extra images in the export file, because those images were once associated with it and are still in the WordPress Media library. The result is incorrect image counts and incorrect exports.

Solution

Follow these steps to clean up the residual images and get accurate exports.

The cleanup deletes files permanently

The plugin below permanently deletes every attachment whose parent is a vehicle but which is no longer used in one of that vehicle's gallery fields. Back up your site and your Media library before you run an export with it active.

Create the cleanup plugin

1 Open the plugins folder
Navigate to the wp-content/plugins directory in your WordPress installation.
2 Create the plugin file
Create a new file named vehica-cleanup.php.
3 Paste in the code
Paste the code below into the vehica-cleanup.php file.

vehica-cleanup.php

<?php
/*
Plugin Name: Vehica CleanUp
Version: 1.0.0
Plugin URI: https://tangiblewp.com
*/
 
add_action('pmxe_before_export', function () {
    $attachments = new WP_Query([
        'post_type' => 'attachment',
        'post_status' => 'inherit',
        'posts_per_page' => -1,
    ]);
 
    foreach ($attachments->posts as $attachment) {
        /* @var WP_Post $attachment */
        $assignedPostId = wp_get_post_parent_id($attachment->ID);
        if (!$assignedPostId) {
            continue;
        }
 
        $model = \Vehica\Model\Post\Car::getById($assignedPostId);
        if (!$model instanceof \Vehica\Model\Post\Car) {
            break;
        }
 
        $found = false;
 
        foreach (vehicaApp('gallery_fields') as $galleryField) {
            /* @var \Vehica\Model\Post\Field\GalleryField $galleryField */
            $imageIds = $galleryField->getValue($model);
            if (!in_array($attachment->ID, $imageIds, true)) {
                continue;
            }
 
            $found = true;
        }
 
        if (!$found) {
            wp_delete_attachment($attachment->ID, true);
        }
    }
});

Install and activate it

1 Open the Plugins screen
Go to your WordPress admin panel (wp-admin), then to the Plugins section.
2 Activate Vehica CleanUp
Find the plugin named Vehica CleanUp and activate it.

Once activated, the plugin performs the cleanup automatically before each export, removing the residual images.

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