How to Upload Big Files to the WP Media Library

How to Upload Big Files to the WP Media Library

The WordPress Media Library makes it easy to add and manage small media files for sharing on your website. When uploading big files it stops working or you get an error. There are various reasons big files may not be uploading, but most of the time it involves a...
How to Compress Videos for Self-Hosting

How to Compress Videos for Self-Hosting

Self-hosting your videos and other media files gives you ownership of your content without relying on a 3rd-party platform like YouTube for delivery. If you want to serve up your own video files it is important to properly transcode and compress your videos for web...
How To Fix Uploaded File Exceeds Max Size Error

How To Fix Uploaded File Exceeds Max Size Error

Trying to upload a big file into WordPress and getting a message telling you the file is too big, exceeds the maximum upload size, or a server timeout is frustrating. We’ve all been there – trying to drop a large video or zip file into the WordPress uploads directory...