How to Create an Image Gallery in WordPress

Images are an essential element of almost any blog or website, and your WordPress site is likely no exception. The WordPress platform comes with a built-in image gallery and media manager feature which allows you to add as many images as you want to any post or page. Using a plugin such as Gallery, you can also display images from your media library in any of the supported widget areas of your chosen theme. This guide takes a look at how the image gallery works and how to upload, customize and use images.

 

1. In your administrator dashboard, click on “Media” in the sidebar. The contents of your media library will appear on this page. To add new content, click on “Add New” and simply drag and drop the images you want to place in the library from your computer into the area provided. Alternatively, click “Select Files” to browse the contents of your computer. Using this method, you can also add multiple files from the same folder simultaneously.
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2. To attach an image to an existing post, return to the Media Library and click “Attach” beside the image you want to use. This image will be used to represent the post in search engine results, social media shares and thumbnail previews.
3. To edit information about a particular image, move the mouse pointer over it in the Media Library and click “Edit”. Enter a caption and a description if you wish. This information will accompany the image in search engine results and social media shares as well.
4. To delete images from your library, select on or more of them by checking the appropriate boxes. Choose “Delete Permanently” from the Bulk Actions dropdown box and click “Apply”.
5. To add an image from your Media Library to any post or page, edit or create a new post or page and click the “Add Media” button. Open the “Media Library” tab, select the image you want to add and click “Insert into post”.

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Provided that the file type falls within the file size limit, you can also add audio, video and document content to your media library. The following formats are supported:

• Images – JPG, JPEG, PNG and GIF
• Documents – PDF, DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, PPS, PPSX, ODT, XLX and XLSX
• Audio – MP3, MP4, OGG and WAV
• Video – MP4, M4V, MOV, WMV, MPG, AVI, OGV, 3GP and 3G2