Uploading Media
Updated 2 July 2026
The Media Library stores images, PDFs, video, and other files under wp-content/uploads, organised by year and month.
Upload issues are often caused by PHP size limits on your server, so it helps to know what those limits are before adding large files.
Upload limits
If uploads fail, PHP upload_max_filesize and post_max_size may be too low. Large images should be compressed before upload for faster page loads.
See Media Uploads Failing if you hit errors.