4. Upload Media to Posts and Pages in WordPress

A number of different media formats can be uploaded to WordPress MU including PDFs, Docs, PPTs, and images. This media can be inserted into pages and posts in your site. The following guide will assist you in adding content to your site.

  1. Create a new page by clicking on Pagesin the sidebar

    Selecting and Uploading Files

    Fig. Selecting and uploading files

  2. To add media to a page, scroll to the area above the Formatting Menu and select the Add Media icon
  3. This will open the uploader. From this screen click on Select Files to upload a file from your computer.
  4. From your computer click on the image, document or audio file to upload and click Open
  5. From the screen that appears give the media a title, a caption and description (optional), alternative text (accessibility) and click Insert Into Post. If the file is an image it will appear in their post. If the file is a PowerPoint, PDF or Document it will appear as a hyperlink.
  6. Add any relevant text and select Update to publish your revised page.
  7. Click on your site title to return to the site and view the changes