Bulk Remove Featured Images
Adds a "Remove featured image" bulk action to post and page lists that clears the featured image from all selected items at once, without deleting the images from the Media Library.
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Code
foreach ( array( 'post', 'page' ) as $wpide_type ) {
add_filter( "bulk_actions-edit-{$wpide_type}", function ( $actions ) {
$actions['wpide_remove_thumbnail'] = 'Remove featured image';
return $actions;
} );
add_filter( "handle_bulk_actions-edit-{$wpide_type}", function ( $redirect, $action, $post_ids ) {
if ( 'wpide_remove_thumbnail' !== $action ) {
return $redirect;
}
$done = 0;
foreach ( $post_ids as $post_id ) {
if ( current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post_id ) && delete_post_thumbnail( $post_id ) ) {
$done++;
}
}
return add_query_arg( 'wpide_thumbs_removed', $done, $redirect );
}, 10, 3 );
}
add_action( 'admin_notices', function () {
if ( isset( $_GET['wpide_thumbs_removed'] ) ) {
printf( '<div class="notice notice-success is-dismissible"><p>Removed the featured image from %d items.</p></div>', absint( $_GET['wpide_thumbs_removed'] ) );
}
} );Notes
The images stay in the Media Library and can be set again at any time.
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