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Upload Media Exif Date

by Katsushi Kawamori on WordPress.org

When registering images in the media library, register with the date of EXIF information.

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EXIF information

EXIF information

Register image to media library

  • Change to the date/time of EXIF information.

Sibling plugin

Sample of how to use the filter hook

  • Sample snippet
/**  ==================================================
 * Sample snippet for Upload Media Exif Date
 *
 * The original filter hook('umed_postdate'),
 * Get the date and time from the file name when the date and time cannot be read from the EXIF.
 *
 * @param string $postdate  postdate.
 * @param string $filename  filename.
 */
function umed_postdate_from_filename( $postdate, $filename ) {

    /* Sample for 20191120_183022.jpg */
    $year = substr( $filename, 0, 4 );
    $month = substr( $filename, 4, 2 );
    $day = substr( $filename, 6, 2 );
    $hour = substr( $filename, 9, 2 );
    $minute = substr( $filename, 11, 2 );
    $second = substr( $filename, 13, 2 );

    $postdate = $year . '-' . $month . '-' . $day . ' ' . $hour . ':' . $minute . ':' . $second;

    return $postdate;

}
add_filter( 'umed_postdate', 'umed_postdate_from_filename', 10, 2 );
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Version1.08
Last updated11/25/2025
WordPress version4.7
Tested up to6.8.1
PHP version8.0
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