Add Media picker shows an empty file list
The Add Media picker in the post editor shows an empty or white list of files after a WordPress update, even though files exist in the Media library.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 30 April 2021 · last reported 6 February 2026
What's going wrong
Several site owners report that when they open the attachment picker in a post, the list of files is empty or white, although the same files appear in the regular Media screen.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 3 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.