Images won’t upload or don’t show
The upload to the media library fails, or the images don’t show on the website. Work through the causes from the top.
Common causes
1The file is too large
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Does WordPress say the file is too large? Then PHP’s upload limit is too low.
2The image extension is missing
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Can’t WordPress create thumbnails or crop images?
3Wrong permissions on the uploads folder
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Does it say the folder can’t be written to? This can happen after a move.
What to do
Set folders to 755 and files to 644.
4Your hosting is full
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Is there no room left?
5The images load over http
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Do the image links start with http:// on a site using https?
What to do
Change the image links to https.
6The image settings in LiteSpeed Cache
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Do you use the LiteSpeed Cache plugin? Wrong image settings there can cause image problems.
What to do
Check the image settings in the plugin.
Good to know
- Images missing after a move? Check that the files came across.
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