Media Library

Media consists of the images, video, recordings, and files that you upload and use in your blog. Media is typically uploaded and inserted into the content when

writing a Post⁠

writing a Page⁠

The Media Library Screen allows you to edit, view, and delete Media previously uploaded to your blog. Multiple Media objects can be selected for deletion. Search and filtering ability is also provided to allow you to find the desired Media.

Media Library provides two type of views. One is simple visual

Grid View⁠

and another is conventional

List View⁠

. Switch between these views using the icons to the left above the screen.

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Media library grid view

In Media Library Grid View, thumbnails of image, Audio icons and Movie icons are arranged in the grid.

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Filtering options

At the top of Grid View, you can filter the media by media type and date:

All media items

This dropdown allows you to select, by media types such as Images, Audio and Video or Unattached to any Posts nor Pages, which Media are displayed in the Table of Media. By default, “All media items” are selected and all of your Media are displayed.

All dates

This dropdown allows you to select, by date, which Media are displayed in the Grid View. By default, “Show all dates” is selected and all of your Media are displayed.

To the right, is a Search box where you can enter a word, or series of words to search and display all the Media meeting your search words. The search results will be updated as you type.

Delete media

To delete media items, click the Bulk Select button at the top of the screen. Select any items you wish to delete, then click the Delete Selected button. Clicking the Cancel Selection button takes you back to viewing your media.

Attachment details

In Media Library Grid View, clicking an Image thumbnail, Audio icon or Video icon will display an Attachment Details dialog, which allows you to preview media and make quick edits. Any changes you make to the attachment details will be automatically saved. You can also delete individual items and access the extended edit screen from the details dialog.

Use the arrow buttons at the top of the dialog, or the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard, to navigate between media items quickly.

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Attachment Details changes its appearance and information by media type. The left side of this dialog shows the Image, Audio player or Video player. The right side lists the following media file attributes and optional data. Some of them are editable from this dialog.

Uploaded on

The date when the media file was uploaded

Uploaded by

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author⁠

who uploaded the Media.

Uploaded to

Title of the Post or Page that contains this Media. Click on the title to view that Post or Page in an edit Screen. If the Media was unattached to any Post or Page, this line does not appear.

File name

The name of the media file

File type

The Type of media file

File size

The file size of the media file

Dimensions

(Image files only) The dimensions of image media

Alt Text

(Image files only) The alt text for the image, e.g. “The Mona Lisa” to describe the media. Used for accessibility.

Title

The name of the media. A title is often shown on attachment pages and galleries if themes or plugins are designed to display it.