How do internal links and images work?

  • Osu

    (@mrnabo)


    18 years, 6 months ago

    Hi,

    Am I right in thinking that when you need to insert an image into a post/page, you have to upload it via FTP then create a link to it by copy-pasting the URL in your address bar? And is this the same for internal links to other pages? Surely not…

    I’m a bit concerned about whether WordPress is easy to use for the average person – I’m assuming its popularity is due to its ease of use right?

    Any pointers hugely appreciated,

    Cheers

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  • Chris_K

    (@handysolo)

    18 years, 6 months ago

    Am I right in thinking that when you need to insert an image into a post/page, you have to upload it via FTP then create a link to it by copy-pasting the URL in your address bar?

    No, you’re not right. 🙂 Good news, huh?

    As you look at your “Write Posts” page, look just below the editor. You’ll find the built-in image uploader there.

    Thread Starter Osu

    (@mrnabo)

    18 years, 6 months ago

    Thanks for getting back to me. That’s great news for the images – how about the internal links? Will users need to copy-paste the URL for those?

    Also, how about uploading other types of files – is there a list of file types you can/can’t upload? I only ask because I tried uploading a strange file type and rejected big time.

    Cheers

    Chris_K

    (@handysolo)

    18 years, 6 months ago

    how about the internal links? Will users need to copy-paste the URL for those?

    Afraid I’m not following the question. If you’re composing a post and you want to link to another post, then yes, you’ll need to know the URL when creating the link.

    Thread Starter Osu

    (@mrnabo)

    18 years, 6 months ago

    Sorry for the delay in replying, I’m not receiving notifications when a reply is posted for some reason so didn’t know you’d responded.

    I do indeed mean linking to other posts. I’m trying to use WordPress as a CMS rather than a blogging software, so it is fairly important that users can link to other pages/posts internally (by external I meant other http://www.domain.com addresses).

    Is there a plugin that can handle this? Or is it a case of having two windows open (one with the page you want to link to, the other the page you’re editing) and copy-pasting the URL?

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