Download Media in WP

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### ✅ **Method 1: Using cPanel or File Manager (if you have hosting access)**

1. **Login to cPanel**.
2. Go to **File Manager**.
3. Navigate to:

public_html/wp-content/uploads/

4. This folder contains all media files organized by year/month.
5. Select the relevant folder (e.g., `2024/12`) or multiple folders.
6. **Compress (zip)** them using the right-click > *Compress*.
7. Download the zip file to your system.

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### ✅ **Method 2: Using FTP (e.g., FileZilla)**

1. Connect to your server via **FTP**.
2. Go to:

/wp-content/uploads/

3. Download specific folders or files to your local machine.

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### ✅ **Method 3: Use a Plugin – Media Library Export**

If you want a plugin-based solution:

1. Install: **Export Media Library**
[https://wordpress.org/plugins/export-media-library/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/export-media-library/)
2. Go to **Media > Export**.
3. Select folder structure (flat or nested).
4. Click **Download Zip** — it will create a ZIP of all media files.

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### ✅ **Method 4: Programmatically (Advanced, for Developers)**

If you want to download selected images via code:

$attachments = get_posts([
    'post_type'   => 'attachment',
    'post_mime_type' => 'image',
    'numberposts' => -1,
]);

foreach ($attachments as $attachment) {
    $url = wp_get_attachment_url($attachment->ID);
    $filename = basename($url);
    file_put_contents(__DIR__ . '/images/' . $filename, file_get_contents($url));
}

> ✅ Make sure to create the `/images/` folder and make it writable before running this script.

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Let me know if you want to download **only selected images** or based on specific **post/category** filters, and I’ll tailor the solution.

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### ✅ **Method 5: Use WordPress REST API (for developers)**
You can use the WordPress REST API to fetch image URLs and then download them using a script:

#### Example: Get list of media

https://yourdomain.com/wp-json/wp/v2/media?per_page=100

You can use this in a script to download:

// Example using Node.js or browser (via DevTools Console)
const urls = [
  "https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image1.jpg",
  "https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image2.jpg",
];

urls.forEach((url) => {
  const a = document.createElement("a");
  a.href = url;
  a.download = url.split("/").pop();
  document.body.appendChild(a);
  a.click();
  document.body.removeChild(a);
});

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### ✅ **Method 6: Use WP-CLI (Advanced – SSH access required)**

wp media list --format=csv > media.csv

Then parse the `media.csv` file to get URLs and download them via `wget` or `curl`:

wget -i urls.txt

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### ✅ **Method 7: Browser Extensions (Quick Manual Option)**

If you’re viewing images in Media Library (grid mode), you can use:

– **DownThemAll** (Firefox/Chrome extension)
– **Image Downloader** (Chrome)

Steps:
1. Go to **Media > Library (Grid View)**.
2. Use the extension to download all visible images on the page.

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### ✅ **Method 8: Export via a Plugin like All-in-One WP Migration**
This plugin allows full or partial exports including media:

1. Install **All-in-One WP Migration**.
2. Export > Choose **Media only**.
3. Download the export file, unzip it locally to extract the images.

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Let me know if you want:
– Only **featured images** from posts
– Images **attached to a specific custom post type**
– Media items from a specific **date range**

I'll give you a focused solution accordingly.