Question about deleting images

M

MakeMeGrrrrowl

Newbie

Mar 8, 2015

13

0

• Nov 9, 2015

• #1

If I have a few hundred images that are unattached to any blog post, do they do any good being there at all? Can I delete them? Most have no alt text and I'd like to just get rid of everything that doesn't.

Thanks.

 

M

MakeMeGrrrrowl

Newbie

Mar 8, 2015

13

0

• Nov 9, 2015
• Thread Starter Thread Starter

• #2

Found the answer.


If you have a post and upload images inside that post, they are attached.
If you have subsequent posts and use existing images from your media library (i.e. you aren't uploading them specifically into that post), they are not attached to the subsequent posts.
If you delete the original post, the image isn't attached to anything, but may still be in use in those subsequent posts.

 

lord1027

Elite Member

Sep 20, 2013

3,218

2,342

• Nov 9, 2015

• #3

Delete them, you probably noindexed media files already.

 

M

MakeMeGrrrrowl

Newbie

Mar 8, 2015

13

0

• Nov 9, 2015
• Thread Starter Thread Starter

• #4

Says they could still be live in other blogs.

 

M

MakeMeGrrrrowl

Newbie

Mar 8, 2015

13

0

• Nov 9, 2015
• Thread Starter Thread Starter

• #5

Well you're right. I didn't include that in my sitemap. So then...what you're saying is the alt text doesn't matter? Can't be?

I'm just plugging away in semrush and was trying to knock out some errors.

 

josegustavo

Junior Member

Jul 5, 2015

118

14

• Nov 12, 2015

• #6

That was a serious question . Just delete them from the blog where do you want to delete.

 

D

dhiraj5001

Newbie

Nov 12, 2015

17

4

• Nov 12, 2015

• #7

then delete them.

 

W

wpsoul

Junior Member

Oct 15, 2015

100

16

• Nov 13, 2015

• #8

After image deleting, I recommend also delete all image thumbnails (wordpress generates them). Plugin WP Media Cleaner can help[h=2][/h]