Automatically add EXIF information to photos

I was looking for an easy and automated way to show EXIF information under images I upload, especially from the mobile app. A super useful article on WPBeginner helped me figure it out, just needed a plugin and a code snippet. Below are a few test images I uploaded to check if it worked as intended.

I’ve modified the provided code snippet slightly because I wanted to display the lens being used and focal length the photo was captured at. Have shared it at the bottom of this post.

Here’s the code snippet i’ve customised for use along with the EXIF Details plugin:

function exif_details_change( $exifdatas, $id ) {
    if ( array_key_exists( 'DateTimeOriginal', $exifdatas ) ) {
        $shooting_date = str_replace( ':', '-', substr( $exifdatas['DateTimeOriginal'], 0, 10 ) );
        $shooting_time = substr( $exifdatas['DateTimeOriginal'], 10 );
        $exifdatas['DateTimeOriginal'] = $shooting_date . $shooting_time;
    }
    return $exifdatas;
}
add_filter( 'exif_details_data', 'exif_details_change', 10, 2 );
 
function media_caption( $metadata, $id ) {
    $mime_type = get_post_mime_type( $id );
    if ( in_array( $mime_type, array( 'image/jpeg', 'image/tiff' ) ) ) {
        do_action( 'exif_details_update', $id );
        $exifdatas = get_post_meta( $id, '_exif_details', true );
        if ( ! empty( $exifdatas ) ) {
            $camera = null;
			$lens = null;
			$focal = null;
            $f_number = null;
            $s_speed = null;
            $iso = null;
            $date = null;
            $googlemap = null;
            if ( array_key_exists( 'Model', $exifdatas ) ) {
                $camera = 'Camera:' . $exifdatas['Model'];
            }
			if ( array_key_exists( 'UndefinedTag:0xA434', $exifdatas ) ) {
                $lens = 'Lens:' . $exifdatas['UndefinedTag:0xA434'];
            }
			if ( array_key_exists( 'FocalLength', $exifdatas ) ) {
                $focal = 'Focal length:' . $exifdatas['FocalLength'];
            }
            if ( array_key_exists( 'ApertureFNumber', $exifdatas ) ) {
                $f_number = 'F-number:' . $exifdatas['ApertureFNumber'];
            }
            if ( array_key_exists( 'ExposureTime', $exifdatas ) ) {
                $s_speed = 'Shutter speed:' . $exifdatas['ExposureTime'];
            }
            if ( array_key_exists( 'ISOSpeedRatings', $exifdatas ) ) {
                $isodata = json_decode( $exifdatas['ISOSpeedRatings'] );
                if ( is_array( $isodata ) ) {
                    $iso = 'ISO:' . $isodata[0];
                } else {
                    $iso = 'ISO:' . $isodata;
                }
            }
            if ( array_key_exists( 'DateTimeOriginal', $exifdatas ) ) {
                $date = 'Date:' . $exifdatas['DateTimeOriginal'];
            }
            if ( array_key_exists( 'latitude_dd', $exifdatas ) && array_key_exists( 'longtitude_dd', $exifdatas ) ) {
                $googlemap = '<a href="https://www.google.com/maps?q=' . $exifdatas['latitude_dd'] . ',' . $exifdatas['longtitude_dd'] . '">Google Map</a>';
            }
            $caption = sprintf( '%1$s %2$s %3$s %4$s %5$s %6$s %7$s %8$s', $camera, $lens, $focal, $f_number, $s_speed, $iso, $date, $googlemap );
            $caption = rtrim( $caption );
            $caption = preg_replace( '/\s(?=\s)/', '', $caption );
            $media_post = array(
                'ID'           => $id,
                'post_excerpt' => $caption,
            );
            wp_update_post( $media_post );
        }
    }
    return $metadata;
}
add_filter( 'wp_generate_attachment_metadata', 'media_caption', 10, 2 );