uploading images

Are the images under 2 MB and in the format JPG, GIF or PNG?

Does your uploads directory exist and is it writable?

What error message do you get?

Yes, the images are under 2MB and in the appropriate format. Images for the “themes” (e.g. twenty-ten, twenty-eleven) that I activated do not show either. I get no error message. The images simply do not upload. I do not know what you mean by “uploads directory.” Is this a file in WordPress?

Images for the “themes” (e.g. twenty-ten, twenty-eleven) that I activated do not show either

Can you please provide a link to a page where the images in theme files aren’t showing up?

I do not know what you mean by “uploads directory.” Is this a file in WordPress?

It’s the folder in your WordPress install where uploaded files get stored when you upload them in a post, page or Media Library. The location is set in Settings > Media and it must be writable.

More info: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Settings_Media_Screen

The page where images in theme files is not loading is the dashboard page under “appearances” in the “manage themes” tab. If I click the “Install Themes” tab and click the “find themes” button, I can see the preview of themes, but I cannot see any theme pictures from the “manage themes” tab. This is not necessarily a huge problem, but it may point to where the problem is with uploading.

I have not gotten to the point of posting. I am still trying to upload pictures for my header and my background. Is the “uploads directory” the same for both?

Under settings>media the file name is wp-content/uploads. On my hosted account, this file has a permission of 755.

I deleted and re-installed WordPress. Still having the same problems. Basically, no image shows on the dashboard and no image uploads.

What theme are you using?

Can you make a post?

Can you upload an image within a post or page? Do you get an error – if so, what?

Can you upload an image in the Media Gallery? Do you get an error – if so, what?

I think this is resolved. I had been emailing my webhost for several days because I thought the problem might be there. I don’t know if it was or not. It did not look like a permissions issue. Anyway, after several days of working on it (or me working on them) they seem to have fixed the problem, because now the images are posting.

Theme was 2011. No images could be uploaded in the Media Gallery. Posts were happening–not images. There were no error messages. Weird.

Thank you for your help.

Glad you got it fixed!