Title: Unattach
Author: tamlyn
Published: <strong>March 25, 2011</strong>
Last modified: May 18, 2015

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Unattach

 By [tamlyn](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tamlyn/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/unattach.1.2.2.zip)

 * [Details](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/unattach/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/unattach/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/unattach/#installation)
 * [Development](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/unattach/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/unattach/)

## Description

Unattach is a very simple plugin which allows detaching images and other media from
WordPress posts, pages and other content types.

As of WordPress 4.2 this functionality is built in. For previous versions, the only
way to detach a media item from a post is to delete either the post or the media
item. This plugin solves that by adding an ‘Unattach’ link below each media file
in the Media Library admin list view.

[Plugin by Outlandish](http://outlandish.com/blog/2011/03/unattach/)

## Installation

 1. Go to your admin area and select Plugins -> Add new from the menu.
 2. Search for “Unattach”.
 3. Click install.
 4. Click activate.

## FAQ

  Installation Instructions

 1. Go to your admin area and select Plugins -> Add new from the menu.
 2. Search for “Unattach”.
 3. Click install.
 4. Click activate.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Unattach” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ tamlyn ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tamlyn/)

[Translate “Unattach” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/unattach)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/unattach/), check out
the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/unattach/), or subscribe 
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/unattach/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/unattach/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### Version 1.2.2

 * Added Serbian translation.

#### Version 1.2.1

 * Added Dutch translation.

#### Version 1.2

 * Maintain page and search term when unattaching.
 * Check edit permissions on post and media item.
 * Added German translation

Thanks to Ov3rfly, ramonqu, rpb1001 and jodzee for these contributions.

#### Version 1.1

 * Added translation support
 * Fixed CSRF bug
 * Made capability configurable with `unattach_capability` filter.

Thanks to Ov3rfly for these contributions.

#### Version 1.0.1

 * Fixed bug that prevented redirecting back to Media Library on some systems.

#### Version 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.2.2**
 *  Last updated **8 years ago**
 *  Active installations **1,000+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.1 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.2.39**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/unattach/)
 * Tags
 * [attachments](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/attachments/)[detach](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/detach/)
   [media](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/media/)[unattach](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/unattach/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/unattach/advanced/)

## Ratings

 4.9 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ tamlyn ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tamlyn/)

## Support

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