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1. wilda10
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   Hi, i'm trying to upload pictures on my blog www.green-energysaving.com but it wont work, all i get is a box with a little cross in it.

   I have tried using both the flash and browse uploaders but it just won't work?

   any ideas?

   Do i have to upload pictures to my server or something or should i just be able to upload direct from the files on my pc?

   thanks in advance

2. Shane G
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   Hi,

   Assign 766 recursive permissions to wp-contents folder which will resolve the issue

   Thanks,

   Shane G.

3. wilda10
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   hi thanks but how do i do that?

4. jasonhuynh
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   Hello,

   In regards to the permissions change, you can typically accomplish this using a ftp program. An example of one would be file-zilla. A great article describing file permission modification along with a tutorial about permission changes with file-zilla can be found here

   There are a few other things that you should also look into. One of which, is ensuring that your wordpress upload directory is set correctly. You can find this setting under “Settings” > “Miscellaneous” on your wordpress blog admin panel, by default it should be set to ‘wp-content/uploads‘.

   Wordpress generally looks for images within the uploads directory so if your uploads directory is set elsewhere, then your images and files will may not display correctly. It is possible however, to set it to another directory.

   Also make sure that file uploads is enabled for your blog. If you have access to your php.ini file, you can check to see if file uploads is enabled and that the proper upload temp directory is set for your site.

   The two settings to look for would be:

   file_uploads = On (make sure this is set to on)
   upload_tmp_dir = (this should be set to whatever your tmp directory is on the server)

   If you do not have access to these settings, your hosting company should be able to assist you so contact them. Hope this information is helpful.

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5. wilda10
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   Hi,

   Thanks for the advice. Should I change EVERY file in my wp-content folder in order for it to work?

   thanks

   Richard

6. jasonhuynh
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   Hello,

   You just have to make sure that your uploads folder is setup appropriately with the proper permissions. The directory path would be wp-content/uploads. Keep in mind of the other settings I noted in my previous response. Let me know if you are having any further difficulties

   Jason Huynh, Technical Support Analyst, jhuynh@hostmysite.com
   HostMySite.com

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