WP All Import duplicate image problem

import-image-fix.md

When an image is imported, the name used in the media library is derived from the URL "basename". This can cause problems, especially when using the option "Search through the Media Library for existing images before importing new images". For example, even though they are different images, these URLs all have the same "basename" (in bold). They will generate the same file my-image.jpg in the WordPress library:

http:// example.com/ my-image.jpg
http:// example.com/ my-image?id=1
http:// example.com/subfolder/ my-image.jpg

The solution is to put this PHP code in your function editor:

function fix_img_url($url){
 return empty($url) ? "" : $url."#/".substr(md5($url),0,8).".jpg";
}

And put the following in your image field, substituting the correct field name for {image[1]}:

[fix_img_url({image[1]})]

This forces WP All Import to generate an image name derived from the entire URL instead of just the basename.