Media Library

The media library manages all images, videos, audio files and documents of a WordPress-based site. Files can also be uploaded directly here. If, for example, an image is uploaded to a page, it also appears in the media library with a note about the linked page or post.

When uploading, WordPress automatically generates multiple sizes of an image and delivers the appropriate one depending on the screen. Nevertheless, it is still worthwhile to shrink images beforehand: nobody on a website needs a photo with a width of 6000 pixels.

The media library is also where the Alt text is stored. Files that are still embedded somewhere should not be deleted, otherwise empty image frames appear. For every file, WordPress shows where it is used.

Read how we build websites with it at Web design with WordPress.

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