List All Unattached Files in Media Library

Do you want to find out the unattached image files in your media library? While there’s probably a plugin for this, we have created a quick code snippet that you can use to list all unattached files in media library in WordPress.

Instructions:

All you have to do is add this code to your theme’s functions.php file or in a site-specific plugin:

function get_attachment_files(){
$args = array(
    'post_type' => 'attachment',
    'numberposts' => -1,
    'post_status' => null,
    'post_parent' => 0
); 
$attachments = get_posts($args);

 if ($attachments) {
    foreach ($attachments as $post) {
        setup_postdata($post);
        the_attachment_link($post->ID);
    }
 }
}

Add this code snippet to a WordPress template file.

<? get_attachment_files(); ?>

Note: If this is your first time adding code snippets in WordPress, then please refer to our guide on how to properly add code snippets in WordPress, so you don’t accidentally break your site.

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