Title: save image in upload folder
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# save image in upload folder

 *  [omidparkour](https://wordpress.org/support/users/omidparkour/)
 * (@omidparkour)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/save-image-in-upload-folder/)
 * Hi guys
    i want to create a field in user profile to upload image for use in 
   author page . and so i write the following codes but image url insert in database
   but photo can not be saved in upload folder please help me!
 *     ```
       add_action( 'show_user_profile', 'my_show_extra_profile_fields' );
       add_action( 'edit_user_profile', 'my_show_extra_profile_fields' );
   
       function my_show_extra_profile_fields( $user ) { ?>
   
       <h3>Extra profile information</h3>
   
       <table class="form-table">
   
       <tr>
       <th><label for="Linkedin">Header Photo</label></th>
   
       <td>
       <input type="file" name="Header" id="Header" value="<?php echo esc_attr( get_the_author_meta( 'Header', $user->ID ) ); ?>" class="regular-text" />
       <span class="description">عکس هدر صفحه پروفایل خود را آپلود کنید</span>
       </td>
       </tr>
       </table>
       <?php }
       add_action( 'personal_options_update', 'my_save_extra_profile_fields' );
       add_action( 'edit_user_profile_update', 'my_save_extra_profile_fields' );
   
       function my_save_extra_profile_fields( $user_id ) {
       $uploadUrl= wp_get_upload_dir();
       if ( !current_user_can( 'edit_user', $user_id ) )
       return false;
   
       /* Copy and paste this line for additional fields. Make sure to change 'twitter' to the field ID. */
       update_usermeta( $user_id, 'Header', $uploadUrl['url']."/".$_POST['Header'] );
       }
       ```
   

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
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 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/save-image-in-upload-folder/#post-7443866)
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