Using the Media Library
Using the Media Library
If you click on Media in the left navigation menu, you will see all of the photos that are on your web site and possibly some documents. You can click on the “Add New” button at the top of the Media page or choose “Add New” from the left-hand menu, but it is usually easier to just upload documents and images while you are editing a web page or blog post. Everything that you upload into WordPress is stored in your Media Library and can be re-used as needed.
When editing a web page or blog post, you’ll notice the “Add Media” button directly above the WordPress editor.
Uploading Images
If you click on this button, it will open up a window that allows you to either select a photo from the Media Library or Upload a new file. Notice the 2 links at the top of the page that lets you indicate where you want to select the photo from.
Uploading a File from the Media Library
When you click the “Add Media” button, the window that opens defaults to the images that are already in your media library(1). If you want to insert an existing image or document, you can just click on it. On the right, the Attachment Details will provide you with information about the image you’ve selected and provide you with the following options:
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Once you have added the necessary information (none of which is required) click on the “Insert into Page” button(2).
Uploading a File from your Computer
If you want to upload a photo from your computer, click on the link at the top that says “Upload Files(1).”
Next click on the Select Files button(2) and navigate to the photo you want to upload. You also have the option to drag and drop photos into the page.
Once the file has been uploaded, you are given the same options as listed above. Enter in the necessary information and press ”Insert into Page” (3).
Uploading Documents
The process is pretty much the same for uploading a document. Click on the “Add Media” button. Click the link to “Upload Files.” Navigate to the file you want to upload and click Open. The file will be uploaded to your web site. Before clicking on the button to “Insert into Page,” change the Title text to whatever you would like the link to say on your web page.
