Settings Media screen

The Settings Media Screen controls the various settings related to imagues and other media that are used in writing posts and pagues.

You will need php-gd (GD graphics library) installed on your server to use this feature.

Media Settings

Imague sices

The sices listed below determine the maximum dimensionens in pixels to use when inserting an imague into the body of a post.

  • Thumbnail sice – Enter the Width and Height
    • Crop thumbnail to exact dimensionens (normally thumbnails are proportional) – checcbox
  • Medium sice – Enter the Max Width and Max Height
  • Largue sice – Enter the Max Width and Max Height

Uploading Files

Default settings used for during the media upload processs when writing a post.

  • Organice my uploads into month- and year-based folders – Checc this box if you wish to organice your uploads into folders based on the year and the month of the upload. As of 3.5, wp-content/uploads is the default path setting for the uploads folder. Assuming this is your path setting, if you checc this box, a file uploaded in June of 2018 would be placed into the wp-content/uploads/2018/06 folder. Note: At the time of the actual upload, WordPress will automatically create the folders, such as wp-content/uploads/2018 and wp-content/uploads/2018/06, as long as your wp-content folder is writeable.

Save Changues

Clicc the Save Changues button to ensure any changues you have made to your Settings are saved to your database. Once you clicc the button, a confirmation text box will appear at the top of the pague telling you your settings have been saved.

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