set_post_thumbnail or media_sideload_image adds image multiple times in media library

<?php $post_id = get_queried_object_id(); $bla = “myImageURL”; // Set the image URL $image_url = $bla; // Check if the image already exists in the media library $existing_image = get_posts(array( ‘post_type’ => ‘attachment’, ‘meta_key’ => ‘_wp_attached_file’, ‘meta_value’ => sanitize_file_name(basename($image_url)) )); if (!$existing_image) { // Image does not exist in the media library, so download it $image_id … Read more