Recent Uploads Dashboard Widget
Adds a dashboard widget with thumbnails of the 12 most recently uploaded images and files, each linking to its edit screen, so you can review new media quickly.
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Code
add_action( 'wp_dashboard_setup', function () {
if ( ! current_user_can( 'upload_files' ) ) {
return;
}
wp_add_dashboard_widget( 'wpide_recent_uploads', 'Recent uploads', function () {
$files = get_posts( array(
'post_type' => 'attachment',
'post_status' => 'inherit',
'posts_per_page' => 12,
'no_found_rows' => true,
) );
if ( ! $files ) {
echo '<p>No uploads yet.</p>';
return;
}
echo '<div style="display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(70px,1fr));gap:6px">';
foreach ( $files as $file ) {
printf(
'<a href="%s" title="%s" style="display:block;aspect-ratio:1;overflow:hidden;border-radius:3px;background:#f0f0f1">%s</a>',
esc_url( get_edit_post_link( $file->ID ) ),
esc_attr( get_the_title( $file ) ),
wp_get_attachment_image( $file->ID, 'thumbnail', true, array( 'style' => 'width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover', 'alt' => get_the_title( $file ) ) )
);
}
echo '</div>';
printf( '<p><a href="%s">Open the Media Library</a></p>', esc_url( admin_url( 'upload.php' ) ) );
} );
} );Notes
Non-image files show their file type icon.
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