How to Upload Video from Your Computer to Your WordPress Blog
By Lisa Sabin-Wilson
WordPress now makes it exceptionally easy to upload video into you blog post. This can be done with a video from the web or one that is stored on your compueter. To upload and post to your blog a video from your computer, click the Add Media icon on the Edit Post or Add New Post page. Then follow these steps:
Click the Select Files button.
An Open dialog box opens.
Select the video file you want to upload and click Open (or double-click the file).
You return to the file uploader window in WordPress, which shows a progress bar while your video uploads. When the upload is complete, a box containing several options drops down.
Type a title for the file in the Title text box.
Type a caption for the file in the Caption text box.
Type a description of the file in the Description text box.
Click the File URL button.
It provides a direct link in your post to the video file itself.
Click the Insert into Post button.
WordPress doesn&#;t embed a video player in the post; it inserts only a link to the video.
About the Book Author
Lisa Sabin-Wilson is cofounder of WebDevStudios, one of the largest WordPress design and development agencies in the world. She is a regular public speaker at national events on topics such as WordPress, development, design, CSS, and social media.
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