Media & Video

In WordPress, images, files (Word documents, PDFs, PowerPoints, etc.), audio and video are all considered media items.  These items can be uploaded to the Media of your web site. Note that the max size of any file is 65MB.

All Media Files (Documents, Images, Audio and Video Files)

1. How to add media files
2. How to update media files (replace in place)
3. Where to find the url of a media file
4. Adding image captions
5. How to resize/edit images
6. Stock images
7. How to Add YouTube Videos

Video

Even though audio and video files can be uploaded to a site’s Media folder (max file size of 65MB), it is recommended that you host them on a server specifically set up to stream media. The most commonly used video hosting platforms used at the School of Medicine are Panopto, YouTube, and Vimeo.

Related Training from LinkedIn Learning

The training links listed below go to the UNC LinkedIn Learning training site.  LinkedIn Learning is a UNC Chapel Hill licensed online video-training library that is available for FREE to UNC Faculty, Staff and Students. To access LinkedIn Learning, you must first log in with your Onyen through the UNC LinkedIn Learning Sign-In.

• • Using the Media Grid
  • LinkedIn Learning- Adding content from YouTube and similar sites
  • LinkedIn Learning- Working with audio and video