wordpress media and images
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OverviewWhat media can you use?
Where can you use it?
How do you get it on your site?
Editing tools
Best practices
Types of Media
Images
Video
Audio Files
Documents
Media PlacementSite header and logo
Background
Favicon
Posts and pages
Icons, buttons, & other elements
Media SourcesCreate your own - you hold the copyright
Pay for it - you purchase permission to use
Ask for it - like “borrowing” a cup of sugar
Free sources - pay attention to usage restrictions!
Photo Credits For Upcoming Examples:
Exercise: Download Images
Adding Media To Your Site
Media Library
Where all the media uploaded
to your site lives.
Exercise: Upload Images to the Media Library & Edit
Adding Media to Posts & Pages
Exercise: Add Images To Posts
From URL
Media Upload
From Media Library
Modifying Images Within A Post or Page
Exercise: Modify An Image In Your Post
Creating Image Galleries
Exercise: Create An Image Gallery
Adding Captions & Links
Exercise: Add Image Captions & Links
Embedding Media
Borrowing media from somewhere else to display on your site.
AutoMagic Embeds
YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, Twitter, WordPress.tv, Spotify, SoundCloud, Flickr, and many more.
Full list: https://codex.wordpress.org/embeds
Insert From URL
Insert Using Embed Code
Same Result
Exercise: Embed Media in a Post
Media Settings
Featured Images & Thumbnails
Tools to Edit & OptimizePhotoshop & GIMP
Canva & PicMonkey
WordPress Editor
iMovie / Windows Movie Maker
Basic Edits
Image size / file size
Watermarks, logo, and captions
Saving for the web
Best Practices
Give files descriptive names
Use proper attribution
Fill in Alt Text every time
Questions & Practice Time