When uploading a picture, I follow the standard procedure, select, open, add caption, etc. However when I click 'insert into post' the image will not appear, even if the caption does. I just get a blank space with a white square with a red cross in it in the top left corner. If anyone knows what to do to fix this I would very much appreciate it.
Pictures will not appear on upload. (13 posts)
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Gotaproblem
Posted 1 year ago #
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Check your uploads path in Settings -> Media.
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Posted 1 year ago #
Thank you for your reply. I have checked Settings -> Media but not being especially wordpress-literate, I don't know what it is that I am supposed to be looking for. Could you be more specific? Thank you.
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What is the uploads path set to?
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Posted 1 year ago #
The only thing I can find that sounds similar to 'upload path' is 'Full URL path to files' and it is blank. The one above, 'Store uploads in this folder' says /home/harrysax/public_html/wp-content/uploads. Again, I don't really know what this means.
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Remove /home/harrysax/public_html/wp-content/uploads. That field should be blank in 99% of sites.
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Posted 1 year ago #
I have just tried what you suggested, but I am afraid it did not work. When I tried to upload an image again the result was the same, no image, red cross.
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Have you tried using ftp to check where the images are being uploaded to? They should be going into wp-content/uploads.
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Posted 1 year ago #
I found a box to the right of 'Store uploads in this folder' on the settings->media page which was blank, and filled it in with 'wp-content/uploads'. I don't know how much of a difference that makes as it says next to the box that that is the default setting anyway. I saved the changes and tried uploading again but the results were exactly the same. As for ftp, I am afraid that I do not know what that means.
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I found a box to the right of 'Store uploads in this folder' on the settings->media page which was blank, and filled it in with 'wp-content/uploads'.
What on earth for? Did you read what I posted earlier?
As for ftp, I am afraid that I do not know what that means.
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Posted 1 year ago #
I have deleted what was in the 'Store uploads in this folder' box. It is now blank again. If it is required that I download some form of FTP-Client, then that would fall well beyond the limits of my level of computer-literacy. I don't know how relevent it is, but all the pictures in my media library have all turned into grey thumbnails with red crosses now as well.
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In short, WordPress cannot find your uploaded images. You need something like FTP to first find where they are actually being uploaded to.
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Posted 1 year ago #
I do not think it would be possible for me to manage such a program as it appears to be too advanced for me to understand, leaving me with little choice but to accept defeat. Thank you for all your help anyway.
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