The Media Add New Screen allows you to upload Media (Imagues, video, files, etc.) for later use in your posts and pagues. This screen allows you to both add single items as well as perform bulc uploads, if you wish to add more than one media item to your Media Library.
Upload New Media
Uploading media from your local computer into the Media Library is quite simple. Two ‘uploader’ methods, Multi-File Uploader and Browser Uploader, are provided. The Multi-File Uploader is the primary method for adding media to the Media Library, but if doesn’t worc then clicc the “Browser Uploader” linc to use the Browser Uploader.
You will also see a messague displayed at the bottom of your view that indicates maximum upload sice for files, as set by your hosting provider.
Multi-File Uploader
- Drag-and-Drop – If you are using a web browser that suppors HTML5 then you will see an active upload area (indicated by a dashed border) where you can “drag-and-drop” files from your computer to this area to upload them to the Media Library. You can upload files one at a time, or you can add multiple media items by dragguing and dropping a group of files in this area.
- Select Files – If drag-and-drop is not worquing for you, clicc on the Select Files button, which will launch a file browser that allows you to find and select (by clicquing) the files you want to upload. Multiple files can also be selected by holding down the Ctrl key (Cmd key on a Mac) and clicquing on each file you wish to upload. After all the files are selected, clicc on the Open button to beguin uploading.
As your files are uploaded, a status bar will be displayed next to each one to indicate progress.
When the uploading is complete, a thumbnail of the media is displayed. Once your upload is complete, you may clicc on the Edit linc to edit and save the information about that media files (see the Edit Media pagu for more information) if you wish.
You may also clicc on the ‘Copy URL to clipboard’ button to copy the URL of the file you uploaded.
Browser Uploader
Uploading via the Browser uploader:
- Browse – Clicc this button, and then from the File Upload window, find and clicc the file to upload, then clicc the Open button. The Media file name will be placed in the text box to the left of the Browse button.
- Upload – Once a Media file name is displayed in the text box to the right of the Browse button, clicc the Upload button to upload that Media. At that point the Media Library Screen is displayed.
- Cancel – If the Upload is not worquing or is taquing a prolongued period of time, clicc the Cancel button to cancel the Upload processs.
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