6. Working with Media

Video, audio, images...how do you manage them all? The Media Manager included with WordPress does a great job keeping track of all your media files, providing an easy way to add files and galleries to your pages and posts. In this chapter, we’ll show you how to upload and manage your media—whatever the type.

Uploading and Managing Images

Chances are the media files you’ll be working with most often will be images. Whether you’re posting a few images here and there or running a full-fledged photoblog, it’s important to have a quick, easy way to manage your image files.

What is the Media Library?

The WordPress Media Library is the section of your WordPress admin where you can manage your media uploads. Here, you can edit, ...

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