Courtesy of thesacredpath here are some image uploading tips:

When creating and uploading an image to a wordpress.com blog here are some basics worth remembering:
(1) Be sure your image is one of these file types – jpg, jpeg, png, gif (Note that bmp’s cannot be uploaded due to size).

(2) Do not use anything in the file name except letters and numbers. Use no spaces, no dashes, no underscores, or any type of special character or punctuation, except for the dot between the file name and the extension. Also make sure that the file name has an extension.

(3) If you are using iPhoto, then use the “export” function under the file menu to export the image to your desktop before trying to upload it to WordPress.

(4) When you upload an image you normally see a thumbnail of the image and you can use that as a link to the larger image. If it is missing the image is too large. An image should be 2000 pixels on it’s longest side and then you will get a thumbnail. If you are not using the image in thumbnail size, make sure that the image is not too wide for the post area in your particular theme.

You can find maximum image widths for the most popular themes here: http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/09/25/how-big-can-my-images-be/

(5) Optimize your images so that your blog pages will load faster. See http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/05/08/optimise-your-images/

(6) How to upload pictures in posts: http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/07/16/how-do-i-upload-pictures/

(7) How do I get text to go around a picture: http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/05/29/how-do-i-get-text-to-go-around-a-picture/

Reference: Multiple Photos in One Post

Related posts: Images: Optimizing, Pre-Sizing and Resizing

Originally published November 16th, 2007 21:45

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