In the dashboard, Settings / Miscellaneous
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kas187
(@kas187)
ok but will this also create the ‘images’ folder for me and if not then do i need to create one within the main folder structure i.e. where the wp-admin and wp-content folder sit?
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kas187
(@kas187)
still not working, im working locally so here’s what i’ve done:
- Went to Settings > Miscellaneous Removed original path
- Added a full local path: http://localhost:1234/domain/images
- Unchecked ‘Organize my uploads into month- and year-based folders’ option
Tested by uploading a new image which is being added to wp-contents > uploads folder but in the editor it is writing out the the following path: http://localhost:1234/domain/images/imagename.jpg
So the image isn’t being added to the images folder, any suggestions?
To answer your original question:
1. Settings -> Miscellaneous
2. Store uploads in this folder = “images”
3. Clear the “Full URL path to files” field
4. Uncheck the “Organize my uploads into month- and year- based folders”
5. Save Changes
When you upload a new image, it will create the “images” file if it doesn’t already exist and upload an image to http://domain/images/imagename.jpg instead of http://domain/wp-content/uploads/{year}/{month}/imagename.jpg
If WP is NOT installed in the root directory (ie: http://domain/wp), but you want to upload images to a directory in the root directory (ie: http://domain/images), then you need to specify a PARENT directory:
1. Settings -> Miscellaneous
2. Store uploads in this folder – “../images”
3. Clear the “Full URL path to files” field
4. Uncheck the “Organize my uploads into month- and year- based folders”
5. Save Changes
Again, WP will create the “images” directory for you, and images will be uploaded to http://domain/images/imagename.jpg instead of http://domain/wp/wp-content/uploads/imagename.jpg
