[XB] XFMG Media Attachment Replace

Compatible XF 2.x versions

Additional requirements: XenForo Media Gallery 2.3.0+

License: Single Use License (may be used on one website)

Updates duration: 1 year ($10 Yearly Renewal)

Visible branding: No

Replace the attachment of an existing XenForo Media Gallery item without creating a new media record.

This add-on allows authorized users to replace image, video, or audio files while preserving the existing media item, URL, metadata, engagement data, and content associations.

Features:

Media Attachment Replacement: Replace image, video, and audio attachments without creating a new media item.
Preserve Media URL: Keep the existing media URL and content associations after replacement.
Preserve Media Data: Retain the title, description, author, album or category, comments, reactions, ratings, tags, views, and watches.
Dedicated Permission: Control attachment replacement with a separate XFMG permission in addition to standard media edit permissions.
Media Type Control: Optionally allow or prevent changing the media type during replacement.
Native XFMG Processing: Use existing XFMG validation, thumbnails, posters, watermarks, quotas, and FFmpeg transcoding workflows.
Safe Background Transcoding: Keep the current attachment active until the replacement finishes required background transcoding successfully.
Copy-on-Write Storage: Prevent shared or mirrored attachment data from being overwritten when replacing a media file.

Requirements:

XenForo 2.3.0+
XenForo Media Gallery 2.3.0+

Useful for:

Media Updates: Replace outdated or incorrect files without recreating the media item.
Video Replacement: Upload improved video versions while preserving comments, ratings, and statistics.
Image Corrections: Replace images while keeping the existing media page and engagement.
Safe Media Management: Update attachments without losing associated content or overwriting shared attachment data.