News

WordPress 3.5 Elvin Is Ready For Download

by Sarah Gooding December 11^th, 2012 27 Responses

It’s a happy day in the world of WordPress. The 3.5 “Elvin” release is now ready for download. Yes, that’s right, the 3.5 release has been dubbed “Elvin” – not as in elves but rather named for jazz drummer Elvin Jones. Curious about what’s new? Here’s a quick summary:

WordPress Media Completely Re-Envisioned

This release includes massive changes to the WordPress media library. You’re simply going to love how easy it is to add new media to WordPress. It provides a totally new experience for uploading photos and creating galleries.

New Twenty Twelve Default Theme

Community, News

Major Changes Coming to the Media Library in WordPress 3.5

by Sarah Gooding August 3^rd, 2012 14 Responses

The WordPress core development team is already busily preparing for the upcoming WordPress 3.5 release. The media library is due for some major changes. Daryl Koopersmith posted some slides for discussion on the make.wordpress.org blog. Here’s a sneak peak of the wireframes and workflows they’ve got in motion. Be advised that it’s not set in stone yet and not all of this will make it into the release.

Here’s what the new media library may look like:

Here’s what they’re discussing for the experience of uploading multiple files to the library:

Plugins

Automatically Resize Insanely Large Image Uploads

by Sarah Gooding July 23^rd, 2011 10 Responses

Do you have blog contributors or authors who are in the habit of uploading any size image without checking how big it is or bothering to resize it? Or perhaps you are guilty of this digital crime. Imsanity is a new plugin that will help you start to be a bit more economical with your images. It automatically resizes insanely large image uploads down to a more reasonable size.

Community, News, Plugins

Upload Zip Files to the WordPress Media Library and Attach to Any Post or Page

by Sarah Gooding June 4^th, 2011 6 Responses

I love handy little plugins that can save you loads of time. Upload Media by Zip is a new plugin that saves you the hassle of having to select and upload multiple files in order to attach them to a post. It allows you to upload a zip file from your computer and then let WordPress unpack it and attach all of the content to a page or post.

Here’s what it looks like from the Media menu if you don’t need to attach the contents to a specific post:

Community, development, News, Plugins

Add Drag & Drop File Uploading to the WordPress Post Editor

by Sarah Gooding March 11^th, 2011 3 Responses

If you are constantly creating content with WordPress, then you know that using the media file uploader can become rather tedious, requiring many clicks to get your media added to your library and included in your post. A new plugin is available for free in the WordPress repository that simplifies and modernizes the workflow of file uploads in WordPress.

Drag & Drop File Uploader adds a box below the post editor where you can drag and drop files directly from your filemanager. The images that you drop there will be added directly to the post you’re writing.

Community, Miscellaneous, News, Plugins

Grab and Save Images From Remote URLs to Your WordPress Media Library

by Sarah Gooding December 16^th, 2010 3 Responses

Grab & Save is a handy new plugin that will allow you to grab an image from a remote URL and save into your own WordPress media library. Bypass the download and upload process altogether! This plugin can save you a little bit of time when adding images, and it also saves you from having to delete the file from your computer.