Uploading Images & theme file location

  • rmfinn

    (@rmfinn)


    13 years, 10 months ago

    Can someone help me. I have no idea how to upload my images. I want to change rotating header images and I keep reading that I have to upload them to the theme files. Where are those? I have been trying to figure this out for over a week. I know the WordPress files are on my server but as for the themes, it’s just not clear to me. After talking with my web host administrators who don’t know WordPress software well, I still can’t figure it out. Where are the theme files and how do I upload header images and otherwise? I’m desperate!

    Thanks.

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  • esmi

    (@esmi)

    13 years, 10 months ago

    Where are those?

    wp-content/themes/your_current_theme/

    Use FTP or use whatever file management application your host provides.

    Edward Caissie

    (@cais)

    13 years, 10 months ago

    The location of your theme files are generally found under the main WordPress installation folder: ..\wp-content\themes\<your-theme>\

    Uploading can usually be done with most any FTP program, or possibly via the control panel of your domain hosting service.

    Thread Starter rmfinn

    (@rmfinn)

    13 years, 10 months ago

    Thank you both. But just to make sure, you’re saying that I have to upload the images to the database that was installed on the server of my hosting company? Sorry if that’s what you’re saying and I’m making you repeat, this is all so new to me.

    Ok, maybe this might make a little bit of sense after all.

    Does this hold true for all images? I mean, if it’s post-related can I still use the media uploader?

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    13 years, 10 months ago

    I have to upload the images to the database

    No – you have to upload the images to your current theme’s folder.

    if it’s post-related can I still use the media uploader

    Yes. The upload to the theme folder is only for images that are used by your theme as part of the page display – not your posts.

    Thread Starter rmfinn

    (@rmfinn)

    13 years, 10 months ago

    So then, Esmi, I have to confess, I have no idea how I would do that. Bear with me…Is it that I just choose what I want to upload (I use Fetch) from the options given then choose “get” or “put” and then just dump them into the correct folder indicated in the instructions in my theme? Is it really that simple?

    And thanks on the media uploader part of the question.

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    13 years, 10 months ago

    I’m not sure what kind of file management or FTP client you’re using, so I couldn’t say for sure what operation you should select. I can only suggest that you consult the help documentation for that application.

    Thread Starter rmfinn

    (@rmfinn)

    13 years, 10 months ago

    I am using Fetch, but I was just clarifying for myself. Anyway, I’ll play around. Thanks a lot.

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