Media library breaks after WordPress updates
After WordPress or plugin version changes, the media library stays empty or categories no longer save on new uploads.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
4 public reports · first reported 5 July 2023 · last reported 20 June 2026
What's going wrong
Site owners report that after moving to newer WordPress releases, the media library shows nothing, or new uploads cannot be given a category even though older files still display them.
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.
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- Related problems.
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