Adding an image to your blog/article post or any web page is pretty easy. This article will show you how to upload images along best practices.
IMAGE PREPARATION
Before you upload an image to your website, we highly recommend that you optimize the image size (actual dimensions “width/height”) and reduce its file size.
Large images not only waste space on your account, it slow down your website loading speed specially on mobile devices. Slow loading websites are penalized by search engines, like Google, and will turn visitors away from your website.
Use Photoshop or any photo editor to optimize your image size prior to uploading it to your website. Files are recommended to be under 300KB.
Recommended File Formats
JPG or PNG formats, whatever gives you better quality with smaller file size.
File Names
Name your images descriptively and in consistent format and in lower case, with no space between words. Example: my-image.jpg, my-image-2.jpg, vacation-spot.png, vacation-spot-2.png, etc…
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IMAGE MANAGEMENT
Regardless how you upload your images, all uploaded pictures* can be found at the appropriate folder in the “File Library” under “Website Manager“.
*Images uploaded from modules are not listed in this section. Ex: Slider Images
How to Upload Images
There are two ways to upload images to your web pages and blog articles.
Method 1: From the WYSIWYG Editor
From the website editor, click on the Photo icon > Browse Server
Choose folder location or create a new one
Click Upload > Select Photos from your computer> Choose Open
Photos are now on the server, ready to be added to your page.
Now simply double click on the image you want to show on your webpage then hit the “OK” green button.
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Method 2: From the File Library
From the File Library, go to the selected folder
Open or Create New Folder or Subfolder
Click Choose File > Select Photos from your computer > Choose Open
Photos are now on the server, ready to be added to your page.
From the Website Manager, click on “Photo” icon > Browse Server > Double click on the image you want to show on your webpage then hit the “OK” green button.
