The image upload issue in WordPress is very common and you can resolve it on your own, no matter how much new you are on the platform. When you get this issue, you must be receiving errors such as a file size error or a WP HTTP error.
In this post, we’ll help you know how to fix image upload issue in WordPress. This issue occurs unexpectedly in usual cases. Sometimes, it also occurs when you make changes to your website. Let’s dive in to know the fix.
Common Reasons of Image Upload Issue and Their Fixes
Some of the image upload issues on WordPress are easier to fix than other issues. Here are all of them.
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Unable to Upload an Image File
Sometimes, only a specific file doesn’t upload while others do. You can fix this issue with any of these two ways.
Resizing the image will resolve the image upload issue in WordPress because the reason could be that the image is perhaps too huge. You can easily resize any image in an online or offline image editor.
The reason could also be that the image name special characters such as &, #, %, etc. The solution to the image upload issue in this case will be to rename the image in a simple form.
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Receiving File Size Errors
Being same as the above one, when your image or media file has the size bigger than the required size, you can see difficulty uploading the image or the file to your WordPress.
You can fix this issue by increasing the file size in your php.ini file (access this via an FTP) and paste this code in it:
upload_max_filesize = 128M
post_max_size = 128M
max_execution_time = 300
You can also consult your hosting provider to increase the file size limit for you.
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The Media Library Shows Blank
When you can’t see images, rather the library is blank whereas you had images in it, then the image upload issue is related to your upload folder. Here’s how to fix it:
- Access your WordPress by FTP
- Head to the wp-content folder
- When inside the folder, open the Uploads folder
- Right click on this folder and click File Permissions
- Put 744 in the numeric value slot
- Check the box saying “Recurse into subdirectories”
- Click “Apply to directories only”
- Click OK
Reload your file to see if the image upload issue is resolved.
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Receiving WordPress HTTP Error
The two main reasons of receiving an HTTP Error on your WordPress while uploading an image or video are 1. Multiple threads in the image processor, and 2. WordPress memory problems.
To resolve the first error, access the WordPress by FTP
- Head to the htaccess file and paste this code:
SetEnv MAGICK_THREAD_LIMIT 1
- Reload your file to see if the image upload issue is resolved.
To fix the second issue, access the WordPress by FTP
- Head to the folder where your files are placed
- Open the wp-config file and paste this code:
define( ‘WP_MEMORY_LIMIT’, ‘256M’ )
- Reload your file to see if the image upload issue is resolved.
