Re-order media links?

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I’m trying to re-order the links in the media box when selecting an image. I want to move “Use as featured image” above the insert into post button.

I also want to rename the “Use as featured image” text? I have done this by editing the media.php file in wp-admin/incudes/media.php but I don’t want to edit this everytime I upgrade.

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Is it possible to re-order the elements without having to re-write the whole function?

Thanks in advance.

EDIT:

Basically I want to move the text above the button and maybe add a label on the left too like the others above. I also want to rename the text “use as featured image”.

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EDIT

Thanks to goto10 for helping me get this far, the code below “works” as it changes the text and location of the featured image. Although as I cannot get the attachment ID, it will not save the image…it works by manually typing in the attachment ID. 

function custom_attachment_fields_to_edit($form_fields, $post) {
    $form_fields['buttons'] = array(
        'label' => 'Banner Image',
        'value' => '',
        'input' => 'html'
    );
    $thumbnail = '';
    $calling_post_id = 0;
    if (isset($_GET['post_id']))
        $calling_post_id = absint($_GET['post_id']);
    elseif (isset($_POST) && count($_POST))
        $calling_post_id = $post->post_parent;

    $attachment_id = ???        

    $ajax_nonce = wp_create_nonce( "set_post_thumbnail-$calling_post_id" );
    $form_fields['buttons']['html'] = $thumbnail = "<a class='' id='wp-post-thumbnail-" . $attachment_id . "' href='#' onclick='WPSetAsThumbnail("$attachment_id", "$ajax_nonce");return false;'>Set as Banner Image</a>";

    return  $form_fields;
}

add_filter('attachment_fields_to_edit', 'custom_attachment_fields_to_edit', 11, 2);

Tried these to get attachment ID : 

$args = array('post_type' => 'attachment', 'post_parent' => $_GET['post_id'] ); 
        $attachments = get_posts($args);
        if ($attachments) {
            foreach ( $attachments as $attachment ) {
                $attachment_id = $attachment->ID;
            }
        }

$attachment_id = get_post_meta($_GET['post_id'], '_wp_attachment_image_id', true);
$attachment_id = get_post_meta($_GET['post_id'], '_wp_attachment_url', true );

Also tried replacing $_GET['post_id'] with $calling_post_id

Any suggestions on how to get the attachment ID? I tried copying most of the code from media.php without any luck.

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  1. Edit: Added example of outputting the attachment’s id. Assigned it to the variable $attachment_id, since that’s how the core code refers to it. Note that the $post object (for the attachment) is passed into the callback of the attachment_fields_to_edit filter, so you’ll have access to all of the attachment’s properties.

    Yes, this can be done without modifying the core. attachment_fields_to_edit is the filter that you need here.

    Add this to your functions.php or plugin:

    add_filter( 'attachment_fields_to_edit', 'customize_attachment_fields_to_edit', 11, 2 ); // Note priority 11 to ensure that the customizations are not overridden
    function customize_attachment_fields_to_edit( $form_fields, $post ) {
        $form_fields['buttons'] = array(
                'label' => '',
                'value' => '',
                'input' => 'html'
        );
        $attachment_id = $post->ID;
        $form_fields['buttons']['html'] = "<h1>Custom stuff here... Attachment ID: $attachment_id</h1>";

        return  $form_fields;
    }

    Notes:
    The filter attachment_fields_to_edit is applied on line 1147 in wp-adminincludesmedia.php

    Most of the code that sets up the output for the buttons is on lines 1311-1342 in wp-adminincludesmedia.php, although there are some variables above line 1311 that are used to determine how the output is made which are not passed into the attachment_fields_to_edit filter.

    Essentially, you’re going to want to copy the core code and add it to your customize_attachment_fields_to_edit callback. Then format the copied code to suit your needs, but keep in mind that you might need to create some of the vars on your own ($send, for example, if you really want to duplicate the core code as close as possible).

    Here’s a link to a well written tutorial by Andy Blackwell on customizing WP galleries.