I’m rebuilding an old website which is 3 years old.
The new website has a different sitemap and media files. For this, I have created a fresh WordPress install.
However, I’d like to maintain the old website’s media library.
I’ve copied the following directories FROM the old website:
/old-website/wp-content/uploads/2018/
/old-website/wp-content/uploads/2019/
/old-website/wp-content/uploads/2020/
/old-website/wp-content/uploads/2021/
TO the following directories on the new website:
/new-website/wp-content/uploads/migration/uploads/2018/
/new-website/wp-content/uploads/migration/uploads/2019/
/new-website/wp-content/uploads/migration/uploads/2020/
/new-website/wp-content/uploads/migration/uploads/2021/
So I can add these files to the media library, I would like to use the WP CLI command wp media import.
As there are thousands of files per upload directory, I need a way of selecting the path and importing all of the media files (.pdf, .docx, .jpg, .png etc) that are inside each directory.
I’ve found this example via the documentation:
wp media import ~/Pictures/**/*.jpg
It’s not entirely clear to me how I’d select a whole directory and every single file inside that directory.
Is this possible?
I’m aware there are plugins I can use for this job (like Add From Server), but many of these types of plugins are outdated or I don’t know the authors reputation. I’m always super careful when it comes to using plugins like this.