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WordPress Basics | UWM Post
  • Introduction
  • Accessing the News Site
    • Accessing UWM Post
    • Logging in to UWM Post
    • Resetting Your Password
    • Switching from Dashboard to Live Site
  • Working with Text and Links
    • Creating a Post
    • Adding Categories and Tags
    • Working with Content in the Visual Editor
    • Working with Content in the Text Editor
    • Creating a Link
    • Editing a Link
    • Editing the URL of a Post
  • Working with Media
    • Working with a Style Guide
    • Adding an Image to a Post
    • Wrapping Text Around an Image
    • Changing the Size of an Image
    • Adding a Caption to an Image, MP3, or Video
    • Adding Alt Text to an Image
    • Removing an Image from a Post
    • Setting a Featured Image
    • Adding an MP3 to a Post
    • Removing an MP3 from a Post
    • Adding a Video to a Post
    • Removing a Video from a Post
    • Adding a PDF to a Post
    • Removing a PDF from a Post
    • Adding a Horizontal Line to a Post
    • Removing a Horizontal Line from a Post
    • Adding an Image with MP3 to a Post
  • Administrator Actions
    • Working with Roles and Adding Users
    • Publishing a Pending Post
  • Troubleshooting
    • Unable to Log Into News Site
    • Post has Weird Formatting or Spacing
    • Text and Images are Totally Misaligned
    • Featured Image is Wrong or Upside Down on Social Media
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  1. Working with Media

Adding an Image to a Post

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Note: Always add all of the text to a post before adding images.

Never attempt to align or reposition an image using the Visual editor toolbar or Tab/spacebar keys on your keyboard (clicking and dragging the image won't work either.) Always use the image formatting toolbar to wrap text around the image or change its size.

Before uploading an image, give it a relevant name following . The name of the image is visible on the internet (in the address bar and in Google Image search results.)

  1. In the , position the cursor where you would like the image to appear.

  2. Click the Add Media button.

  3. In the Insert Media window, make sure the Upload Files tab is selected.

  4. On your computer, navigate to and select the image you'd like to add your post. Click and drag the image into the Insert Media window. The image will appear selected in the Media Library.

  5. In the lower-right, go to Attachment Display Settings and choose an image size.

  6. If your image is not a full column-width image, you will need to .

  7. When finished, click Submit for Review or Publish.

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