How to Update Existing Imagery Through Media Manager and WordPress
The WordPress Media Library shows you all the media you have uploaded, such as images. You can edit the image title, size or even crop or resize the image from within the Media Library, but you cannot replace one image with another as of WordPress 3.1. Instead, you must delete an existing image and upload a new file. You can get around this limitation and replace one image with another directly within Media Library using the "Enable Media Replace" plugin.
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Instructions
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Sign in to your WordPress administrator account.
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Click "Plugins."
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Click "Add New."
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Type "enable media replace" in the search box. Click "Search Plugins."
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Click "Install" next to "Enable Media Replace."
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Click "Install Now."
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Click "Activate Plugin."
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Click "Media" in the left-hand menu.
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Click on the image you want to replace.
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Click "Upload a New File."
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Click "Browse." Double-click the replacement image file from your hard drive.
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Select whether you just want to replace the file or whether you want the new file's attributes to override those of the existing image.
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Click "Upload." Your original image is replaced with the new image.
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Tips & Warnings
Replacing an existing image with a new image of a different size may result in a distorted appearance.
