Title: Moving Media Library Author: Katsushi Kawamori Published: අප්‍රේල් 29, 2020 Last modified: මාර්තු 29, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/moving-media-library/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2294792) ![](https://ps.w.org/moving-media-library/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2294754) # Moving Media Library By [Katsushi Kawamori](https://profiles.wordpress.org/katsushi-kawamori/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/moving-media-library.1.24.zip) * [Details](https://si.wordpress.org/plugins/moving-media-library/#description) * [Reviews](https://si.wordpress.org/plugins/moving-media-library/#reviews) * [Installation](https://si.wordpress.org/plugins/moving-media-library/#installation) * [Development](https://si.wordpress.org/plugins/moving-media-library/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/moving-media-library/) ## Description Supports the transfer of Media Library between servers. #### Export * Outputs the database as a JSON format file. * Send the exported JSON file by e-mail. #### Import * It reads the exported JSON format file and outputs it to the database. * Have the option to replace contents user IDs with the current user IDs. * Have the option to replace all contents URLs. * Have the option to replace all guid URLs. #### Maintain the following * ID * user ID * Date and time * Folder structure * File name * File type * File size * Dimensions * Thumbnails * Exif data * Alternative Text * Caption * Description * Comments #### Sibling plugin * [Moving Users](https://wordpress.org/plugins/moving-users/). * [Moving Contents](https://wordpress.org/plugins/moving-contents/). * [Bulk Media Register](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-media-register/). ## Screenshots * [[ * Export * [[ * Import ## Installation 1. Upload `moving-media-library` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress ## FAQ none ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2c390d42a93a35536ed296f2e1012f4f7df5fed93a408eca5ba2db17797c0424? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[lifesaver, really…](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lifesaver-really/)󠁿 [barthdesigns](https://profiles.wordpress.org/barthdesigns/) ජනවාරි 28, 2025 Thank you so much for the plugin! After long days of working, finally I could solve the copying and also the registering of all media files. Super! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/56015952ac6541863f273f5f0b0a3aadc63076f4358219b08d0428348cd45bf0? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[It corrupted all my other pages and posts.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-corrupted-all-my-other-pages-and-posts/)󠁿 [douglasboza](https://profiles.wordpress.org/douglasboza/) නොවැම්බර් 5, 2024 Several of my posts and pages disappeared after importing.It corrupted all my other pages and posts. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5b0a121e21df503ba360ce882e55cf0f05eb89a2d5b0df5616119aa45b4a069b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[WARNING: Wiped out my entire site.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-wiped-out-my-entire-site/)󠁿 [naznewsgirl](https://profiles.wordpress.org/naznewsgirl/) ජූනි 26, 2024 2 replies This plugin completely wiped out my entire site built on the Goodlayers theme. All page content, etc., completely gone. I do not recommend using for the Goodlayers theme. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ec4fedd5566ded7d79d0a05de2f2bd88561abf4e8205af40c113e30200ff7be6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Worked where others failed](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/worked-where-others-failed-4/)󠁿 [skunkworks](https://profiles.wordpress.org/skunkworks/) ජූනි 17, 2024 The native Wordpress Export/Import did not work. This plugin did. 5 Stars. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/35c18716e233e5d105a49084842273db69a5b4f7168586cd6edad07f28efe6ae? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Useless](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/useless-562/)󠁿 [siki88](https://profiles.wordpress.org/siki88/) අප්‍රේල් 3, 2024 Gives an error “Failed to copy” and that’s it. Hours of transfering files through FTP just to get this message in the end. Also support tickets that are very old regarding that error have been ignored. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/771191da155842168c563ee04043572725cc4f3229691e4389573e80d0a8969a? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Lifesaver for Migration](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lifesaver-for-migration/)󠁿 [eversmanwebdesign](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eversmanwebdesign/) මාර්තු 29, 2023 Plugin worked flawlessly in migrating media files from an old WP to new. Updraft would restore it, but not register it with the new WP! This plugin did the trick. THANK YOU [ Read all 30 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/moving-media-library/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Moving Media Library” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Katsushi Kawamori ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/katsushi-kawamori/) “Moving Media Library” has been translated into 9 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/moving-media-library/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Moving Media Library” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/moving-media-library) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/moving-media-library/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/moving-media-library/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/moving-media-library/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/moving-media-library/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### [1.24] 2025/04/18 * Fix – Loading the management screen. #### [1.23] 2025/02/22 * Fix – Sanitize file names when deleting json files. #### [1.22] 2024/05/26 * Fix – Fixed problem with import files not being copied. #### [1.21] 2024/03/05 * Fix – Changed file operations to WP_Filesystem. #### 1.20 Changed the way files are read/written. #### 1.19 WordPress 6.4. PHP 8.0 is now required. #### 1.18 Supported WordPress 6.1. #### 1.17 Fixed translation. #### 1.16 Added option to replace all guid URLs. #### 1.15 Added a link to the sibling plugin. Export log optimization. Send the exported JSON file by e-mail. #### 1.14 Enabled to output multiple JSON files. #### 1.13 Fixed translation. #### 1.12 Added the ability to specify the user ID when importing. Added an option to convert URLs in the content when importing. #### 1.11 Fixed credit screen. #### 1.10 Added a note of caution. #### 1.09 Supported XAMPP. #### 1.08 Fixed an issue with database prefixes. #### 1.07 Fixed an issue with database prefixes. #### 1.06 Added a link to the [Bulk Media Register](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-media-register/). #### 1.05 Fixed an issue with getting the date. #### 1.04 Fixed translation. #### 1.03 Fixed translation. #### 1.02 Fixed a problem with the JSON output of comments. #### 1.01 Fixed translation. #### 1.00 Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.24** * Last updated **සති 3ක් ago** * Active installations **2,000+** * WordPress version ** 4.6 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 8.0 or higher ** * Languages * [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://tw.wordpress.org/plugins/moving-media-library/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/moving-media-library/), [Hindi](https://hi.wordpress.org/plugins/moving-media-library/), [Japanese](https://ja.wordpress.org/plugins/moving-media-library/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/moving-media-library/), [Spanish (Ecuador)](https://es-ec.wordpress.org/plugins/moving-media-library/), [Spanish (Mexico)](https://es-mx.wordpress.org/plugins/moving-media-library/), [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/moving-media-library/), [Spanish (Venezuela)](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/moving-media-library/), සහ [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/moving-media-library/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/moving-media-library) * Tags * [media](https://si.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/media/)[media library](https://si.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/media-library/) [moving](https://si.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/moving/) * [Advanced View](https://si.wordpress.org/plugins/moving-media-library/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.6 out of 5 stars. * [ 27 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/moving-media-library/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/moving-media-library/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/moving-media-library/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/moving-media-library/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 3 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/moving-media-library/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/moving-media-library/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/moving-media-library/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Katsushi Kawamori ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/katsushi-kawamori/) ## Support Got something to say? 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