Can’t upload images using Media > Library

  • I have a very bizarre problem. I can’t upload images using Media > Library – every time I try I get a “Unable to create directory . Is its parent directory writable by the server?” error.

    The crazy thing is that I can upload using Media > Add New with no issues.

    I’ve checked file permissions, reinstalled WordPress and the Theme, optimized the database and tried everything else I can think of.

    I’m at a loss. Any idea what is causing this and how to fix it?

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  • Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

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    >> Is its parent directory writable by the server? <<

    Is it? What are the ownerships and permissions of wp-contents, wp-contents/uploads, and so on down the tree to wherever this upload is supposed to be going.

    Thread Starter otherorange

    (@otherorange)

    It is writable. When I use Media > Add New everything works exactly as it should. That’s why this is so confusing.

    I just double checked and uploaded a file using Media > Add New and it shows up in the 2019 > 01 directory as it should.

    • This reply was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by otherorange.
    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

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    If you add an image as part of a post, it goes into wp-content/uploads/date-of-the-posts’s directory, not today’s directory.

    Thread Starter otherorange

    (@otherorange)

    I don’t understand what you mean – if I upload an image today it should go into today’s directory. And that is what it does right now.

    That’s not the issue I’m having though – I can’t upload images using the Media > Library feature, only Media > Add New.

    • This reply was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by otherorange.
    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

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    If the library is in list mode, try switching it to a grid view. See if that makes a difference.

    Thread Starter otherorange

    (@otherorange)

    That’s even weirder – in list mode it does nothing. When I drag an image into the window it just opens the image and does not upload anything.

    In grid mode when I drag an image into the window it uploads the image as it should.

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

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    Thanks. I’ll get back to the guy who gave me that suggestion.

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