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How to Get the URL of Images You Upload in WordPress

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How to Get the URL of Images You Upload in WordPress

Often in our articles you will see a reference like insert image URL. For example in our adding new default avatars article, we mentioned just add the name and image URL. One of our users, asked how to get the URL of images you upload in WordPress from your computer. In this article, we will show you just how to do that.

All you have to do is login to your dashboard. Click on the “Media” menu item.

Media Library Edit

Then click on the Edit button on any image that you have already uploaded. You will see something like this:

Media URL Field

You can see the link of the image you uploaded from your computer to WordPress there. Now all you have to do is take that URL and use it wherever you like. Whether it is twitter, facebook, or somewhere else.

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Comments

  1. Waqas Ali says:

    Alternatively one can ‘right click’ on the image and copy URL.

  2. Nizam Khan says:

    Nice post! This will be helpful for newbies. Thanks for sharing :)

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