I have created a video tutorial to walk you through the process for adding images in WordPress: VIEW VIDEO! TUTORIAL SUMMARY Adding images in WordPress is very simple. You can add them directly to pages and posts (and there are a couple of ways to do this), or you can first upload them to the Media Library and then insert them into a page or post. Upload to Media Library Hover over the MEDIA navigation link in the left sidebar and you'll see 2 options: Media Library and Add New. … [Read more...] about Adding Images to WordPress Pages and Posts
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Best Alternatives to Photoshop
I recently had the pleasure of presenting a hands-on workshop to a friendly group of artists at the South Shore Art Center (SSAC) in Cohasset. We covered a lot of technical territory concerning the types of images you use for web and print and the software tools available on computers and iPads. The gold standard tool is still Photoshop, which is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud subscription plan. That's a pricey option because it includes all of the Adobe products. If you don't need or want … [Read more...] about Best Alternatives to Photoshop
How to Resize an Image in WordPress
Preparing Images Before Uploading to WordPress Before uploading an image to WordPress, it's best to optimize it. Optimizing means reducing the resolution to 72ppi, resizing to be compatible with the maximum column widths on your website, and compressing the image by saving it as a JPG, PNG, or GIF. Your website will load faster with optimized images. How do you figure out the maximum sizes? On most websites that I design, the maximum width of the site container is 1140 pixels. But there is … [Read more...] about How to Resize an Image in WordPress