How to Restrict WordPress Media Library Access to User’s Own Uploads
| Published 26.12.2018 by | Last modified 19.11.2019 |
By default, WordPress allows authors/users to see all images uploaded to a WordPress site’s media library. This could be a problem if your site has users with individual images/galleries. This WordPress snippet will allow you to restrict WordPress media library access to the user’s own uploads.
Instructions
Add this code to your WordPress theme function.php file.
// Limit access to media library (users can only see/select own media)
add_filter( 'ajax_query_attachments_args', 'wpsnippet_show_current_user_attachments' );
function wpsnippet_show_current_user_attachments( $query ) {
$user_id = get_current_user_id();
if ( $user_id && !current_user_can('activate_plugins') && !current_user_can('edit_others_posts')) {
$query['author'] = $user_id;
}
return $query;
}
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