Title: Uploading
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Uploading

 *  [kathiec](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kathiec/)
 * (@kathiec)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-2-2/)
 * Does anyone know why my uploaded files are not consistently appearing in my “
   uploads” directory? I uploaded a few pictures using FTP, adding them to my current
   09/07 directory. They appear to upload fine in the FTP client but in wordpress
   they disappear! I reloaded everything and the same thing happened.
 * Also, why won’t WP allow me to upload an MP3 file? I want to use the “this.player”
   plug-in but I ran into the same disappearing file issue again

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-2-2/#post-622618)
 * From the Wp admin > Write post subpanel you can see only files uploaded via that
   interface. WP is not aware of files uploaded via FTP. Of course, you can insert
   them into a post, provided you know the exact path/filename.
 * WP will allow you to upload mp3 files – however, the size might be an issue.
 *  Thread Starter [kathiec](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kathiec/)
 * (@kathiec)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-2-2/#post-622758)
 * Now I’m really confused. If WordPress is not aware of any files uploaded via 
   FTP how does it recognize the templates, plug-ins and other images that I uploaded
   in this way? And please, how am I supposed to be doing it?
 * I’m really sorry if I sound dumb, but when it comes to this stuff I am.
    Thanks
   for your help! Kathie
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-2-2/#post-622759)
 * Don’t mix everything!
    We were talking about files like images, mp3 (or pdf etc.)
   that are **included** in posts. We did NOT talk about WP core files or template
   files or plugins!
 * “Uploading” – the title of your post – in WP terms refers mainly to the media
   files uploaded via the Write Post subpanel’s upload utility. WP keeps track of
   those files (and only of those!) and their data in the database.
    There is nothing
   confusing about it: if the file has been uploaded via WP’s own interface – you
   can see them in the admin interface; otherwise you can not. And the whole issue
   has nothing to do with themes, plugins or WP core files, which are always uploaded
   by ftp but you never “include” them into a post.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-2-2/#post-622759)
 * Status: not resolved

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