{"id":7444,"date":"2017-04-04T08:41:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T08:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.awardspace.com\/?page_id=7444"},"modified":"2024-02-27T10:01:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T10:01:03","slug":"add-images-media-wordpress-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awardspace.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/add-images-media-wordpress-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Images – How to Add Media to a Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summary on How to Add Media to WordPress Posts<\/h4>\n

To add media to a post in WordPress is as easy as it gets. You just have to follow these three steps:<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. Choose Where Exactly You Want to Add the Image\/Media<\/li>\n
  2. Click the Add Media Button
    \nAfterward, click Upload Files -> Select Files<\/li>\n
  3. Configure the Details of the Chosen Photo
    \nHere you can configure The Alt tag, Title, and the Caption of the Image. You can also adjust the Alignment, and the Size of the image, and add a link to another page or website if you want to.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    In WordPress, it is fairly easy to add any type of multimedia to contribute to or explain the text content. You can add images, videos, and even audio. Here is how to add multimedia to the post:<\/p>\n

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    Step 1: Choose Where Exactly You Want to Add the Image\/Media<\/h2>\n

    The thing with WordPress is that most of the operations you’ll learn to do, are as user-friendly, as they get. As you already know the WYSIWYG(the Post content<\/strong> window) you can use as any text editor from an Office Package. So, in order to upload multimedia, just click with the mouse to the exact position where you want it to show. Bear in mind, that you’ll be able to just drag and drop it afterward if you want to re-position it.<\/p>\n

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    Step 2: Click the Add Media Button<\/h2>\n

    On the left side,\u00a0between\u00a0the Title bar<\/strong> and the Post content window<\/strong>, there is a button that says\u00a0Add Media<\/strong>. Click on it.<\/p>\n

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    A window will open. By default, WordPress shows the Media Library(which is where you’ll be able to see all the multimedia, you’ve already uploaded). You’ll have to choose\u00a0Upload Files.\u00a0<\/strong>Then\u00a0Select files.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    \nNow, just choose the file you want to upload from your computer.<\/p>\n

    For this guide, we figured we’ll show you how to upload a picture\u00a0because it is the most common type of multimedia.<\/p>\n

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    Step 3: Configure the Details of the Chosen Photo<\/h2>\n

    There are three things to pay attention to when you upload a picture. They are:<\/p>\n