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Preparing and Using Images In WordPress
Melbourne WordPress User Meetup - May 2014
Helena Denley . @HelenaDenley . diywebsitecoach.com
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Talk Overview
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Talk Overview
• Importance of Images
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Talk Overview
• Importance of Images
• Image Sources
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Talk Overview
• Importance of Images
• Image Sources
• Image Optimisation
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Talk Overview
• Importance of Images
• Image Sources
• Image Optimisation
• Using Images in Posts/Pages
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Talk Overview
• Importance of Images
• Image Sources
• Image Optimisation
• Using Images in Posts/Pages
• Editing Images in WordPress
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Talk Overview
• Importance of Images
• Image Sources
• Image Optimisation
• Using Images in Posts/Pages
• Editing Images in WordPress
• Galleries
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Talk Overview
• Importance of Images
• Image Sources
• Image Optimisation
• Using Images in Posts/Pages
• Editing Images in WordPress
• Galleries
• Images and SEO
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Importance of Images
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Why Use Images?
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Why Use Images?
• Visual appeal
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Why Use Images?
• Visual appeal
• Show off your work
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Why Use Images?
• Visual appeal
• Show off your work
• Break up text blocks
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Why Use Images?
• Visual appeal
• Show off your work
• Break up text blocks
• Tell a story
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Where to Use Images
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Where to Use Images
• Posts and pages
• Featured image
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Where to Use Images
• Posts and pages
• Featured image
• Site header
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Where to Use Images
• Posts and pages
• Featured image
• Site header
• Background
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Where to Use Images
• Posts and pages
• Featured image
• Site header
• Background
• Sidebars
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Image Sources
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Image Sources
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Image Sources
• Your own photos
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Image Sources
• Your own photos
• Paid Stock Photography
• iStockphoto, Shutterstock, Fotolia
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Image Sources
• Your own photos
• Paid Stock Photography
• iStockphoto, Shutterstock, Fotolia
• Free Stock Photography
• PhotoPin.com stock.xchng (sxc.hu)
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Image Sources
• Your own photos
• Paid Stock Photography
• iStockphoto, Shutterstock, Fotolia
• Free Stock Photography
• PhotoPin.com stock.xchng (sxc.hu)
• Illustrations and icons
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Image Optimisation
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Why Optimise?
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Why Optimise?
• Help WordPress out
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Why Optimise?
• Help WordPress out
• Site loading speed
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Why Optimise?
• Help WordPress out
• Site loading speed
• Hosting quota
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Why Optimise?
• Help WordPress out
• Site loading speed
• Hosting quota
• Best practice
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Tools
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Tools
• Photoshop
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Tools
• Photoshop
• pixlr.com
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Tools
• Photoshop
• pixlr.com
• picmonkey.com
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Tools
• Photoshop
• pixlr.com
• picmonkey.com
• GIMP
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Tools
• Photoshop
• pixlr.com
• picmonkey.com
• GIMP
• Photoshop Elements
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Image Size
• By dimension (expressed in pixels
• By resolution (expressed in ppi)
What to Optimise
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Save For Web (JPEG)
What to Optimise
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Save For Web (PNG)
What to Optimise
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Using Images In !Posts/Pages
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Default Sizing
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Media Manager
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Media Manager - Properties
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Insert Image - Add Media
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Insert Image - Drag and Drop
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Image Alignment - Option 1
• Click on in post/page to select
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• Click on the required alignment in toolbar
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Image Alignment - Option 2
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Image Linking
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Image Properties
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Featured Image
• Often used on home page and blog/archive pages (theme dependent)
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Editing Images in WordPress
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Resizing
• Click on the image in post/page
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• Drag the handles
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Image Properties
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Image Editing
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Galleries
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Creating a Gallery
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Select Images
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Set Order and Properties
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Insert In Post/Page
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Edit Gallery
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Update Gallery
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Images and SEO
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Images and SEO
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Questions?
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