This is where you can manage all existing media files or upload new files (Media > Add New) directly to your blog without having to start a new post.

Video

Watch the video below to learn how to upload files directly to your media library

Blog Storage Space Allowance

Your Storage ‘Space Used’ displayed on your Dashboard is based on all the files ever stored in your media library.

Storage space allowed on free Edublogs blogs is 20 MB and on Edublogs Pro blogs is 10 GB.

If you plan to upload numerous audio, video or large files to your blog you will need to increase your storage ‘space allowed’ by becoming an Edublogs Pro.

Please note:

• Deleting posts or pages doesn’t reduce your storage space used!

Managing Files Using Your Media Library

By default your media library displays all file types.  You can choose to view images only, audio only or video only by clicking on the appropriate link.

Alternatively you can filter media types by date or search media files using specific keywords.

Hovering your mouse over a file name brings up the Edit, Delete, and View action links below the title.

Edit

If you click Edit, the Edit Media page loads, allowing you to change the default Title, Caption, and Description.

It also shows the file URL location.

After making any changes remember to click the Update Media button.

Clicking on Edit Image takes you to the Image Editor where you can crop, scale, rotate or flip the image.

Delete Permanently 

Clicking the action link Delete Permanently removes that file from your blog and deletes it. Be careful! Once deleted you can’t undelete a file.

If the file you delete was in a post or page, it will no longer be available for your readers.

For example, if you delete an image that is being used in a post then the image will no longer display in the post.

View

Clicking the action link View opens up the file in a post on your blog.

Uploading Files Directly to Your Media Library

By clicking Add New on the Media menu you can upload image, audio, video and other files to your Media Library without having to start a new post.

This is handy for uploading files that you want link to using text widget or links widget in your sidebar.

This method can be used to upload any file provided:

• It is an allowed file format Allowed file formats on Edublogs Include: jpg jpeg png gif doc pdf mp3 ppt wmv mp4 xls ins isf te xbk notebook m4a ist kmz kes mov flp avi swf wxr xml wav fjsw docx pptx xlsx xml m4v max kmz zip
• The file is not larger than 20 MB
• You have adequate blog storage space available

It’s as simple as:

1.  Click on Media > Add New 

2.  On the Upload Media page click on the Select Files button

3.  Locate the file(s) on your hard drive

4.  Click Open to start uploading the file

5.  While your file(s) are uploading you will see a progress bar.

6.  When a file has finished uploading, you will see a Show link on the right.

7.  Clicking on the Show link will allow you to edit the Title, Caption, and Description for a file

8.  You can also copy the File URL location

9.  Once you’ve completed all edits click Save all changes

This doesn’t embed your file in your post so you can view it directly in the post; it only inserts a link to the file.

When readers click on the link to the file either opens up in another web browser or downloads the file onto their computer. This is handy for providing documents such as class notes, assignment information.

If you would like to embed an actual document, you can use Scribd.  All you need to do is upload your document to Scribd and then embed it using the same method as for videos.

Uploading Files from your computer

You can insert files from your hard drive into a blog post using exactly the same procedure as uploading video and audio files provided :

• It is an allowed file format Allowed file formats on Edublogs Include: jpg jpeg png gif doc pdf mp3 ppt wmv mp4 xls ins isf te xbk notebook m4a ist kmz kes mov flp avi swf wxr xml wav fjsw docx pptx xlsx xml m4v max kmz zip
• The file is not larger than 20 MB
• You have adequate blog storage space available

Here is how simple it is:

1.  Click on Add Media Icon

2.  In the Add Media window click on the Select Files button

3.  Locate the file on your hard drive

4.  Click Open to start uploading the file.

5.  While your file is uploading you will see a progress bar.

6.  In the media option screen insert a suitable title for the file.

• When your file is added to your post this title is the link your readers see so is best to use a title they can identify with.

7.  Click Insert into Post.

8.  Your Add Media window should be closed and your file should now be inserted in your post.

You use the Add Video icon for uploading videos from your computer and the Add Audio icon for uploading audio files.

Your video and files should upload provided:

• It is an allowed file format Allowed file formats on Edublogs Include: jpg jpeg png gif doc pdf mp3 ppt wmv mp4 xls ins isf te xbk notebook m4a ist kmz kes mov flp avi swf wxr xml wav fjsw docx pptx xlsx xml m4v max kmz zip
• The file is not larger than 20 MB
• You have sufficient blog storage space available (displayed on your Right Now Module)

Uploading a Video or Audio File from your computer

You insert a video or audio file from your hard drive into a blog post as follows:

1.  Click on Add Video or Add Audio Icon

2.  In the Add Video/Audio window click on the Select Files button

3.  Locate the video or audio file on your hard drive

4.  Click Open to start uploading the file.

5.  While your file is uploading you will see a progress bar.

6.  In the video/audio option screen insert a suitable title for the video or audio file. When your file is added to your post this title is the link your readers see so is best to use a title they can identify with.

7.  Click Insert into Post

8.  Your Add Video/Audio window should be closed and your video or audio should now be inserted in your post.

Tip:

• When you upload a file from your computer it won’t be embedded within an embedded video or audio player; it only inserts a link to the file.
• When readers click on the link it opens another page where the audio file is played or it downloads the video onto their computer.

To embed videos in a video player you will need to upload to a video hosting website and add them to your post using their embed code by following these instructions.

Video hosting websites include:

1. YouTube
2. SchoolTube
3. Vimeo