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Beitragsbilder\/Thumbnails)<\/li>\n<li>Beitragsinhalten (Gutenberg\u2011Bl\u00f6cke und klassischer Editor mit <code>wp-image-ID<\/code>\u2011Klassen)<\/li>\n<li>Direkt eingebundenen Bild\u2011URLs aus dem Uploads\u2011Ordner (<code>wp-content\/uploads\/...<\/code>)<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Ads (Medien im Meta\u2011Feld <code>advanced_ads_media<\/code>)<\/li>\n<li>Theme\u2011Customizer (Website\u2011Logo, Website\u2011Icon, Header\u2011Bild, Hintergrundbild \u2013 inkl. 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