Overview

The media library is a catalog of all the media content you've uploaded to your website. This content may include:

  • Images
  • Videos
  • Audio files
  • PDFs
  • Word Documents
  • Spreadsheets


The Media Library

Access

To access the media library from the Dashboard of your WordPress website, hover over the 'Media' link in the left sidebar. From there, you can either click the word 'Media' or click 'Library' and this will take you to the Media Library catalog.






Upload A New File

To upload a new file to the media library, click the 'Add New' button located to the right of the 'Media Library' heading at the top of the page. In addition, you can click the 'Add New' link located in the left sidebar when you hover over the 'Media' link.





This will bring you to a screen where you can upload files to the library. When clicking the 'Select Files' button, the file structure on your computer will open allowing you to select the files you'd like to upload to the Media Library. There are a few important things to note:

  • All WordPress websites have a maximum upload file size that is permitted. In most instances, this size limit is set to 100 MB.
  • WordPress allows you to upload common file types to your Media Library such as: .jpg, .png, .gif, .doc, .xls, .pdf, .mp3, etc. However, there are some file types where uploading is not permitted for security reasons. These may include: .bmp images, .page documents, and .svg files. If you would like to add any of these file types to your website, please contact us at support@energycircle.com. 




Please note: It is important to not use the Media Library as a place to archive all of your company's media files as this may decrease the speed and overall performance of your site. Instead, we recommend only uploading files that you will be utilizing somewhere on your website.



Delete A File

If you would like to delete a media file from your Media Library, hover over the file name and click on the red  'Delete Permanently' link.


Please note: The Media Library does not have a trash can so when you delete a file from the library it is deleted forever from your website. Please ensure that the file is not being used on your website before you delete it.