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# Add Media | Website Manual

**Add Media**

Adding media means uploading images, documents or other files to WordPress so you can use them on your pages.

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### Good to know

Adding media means uploading images, documents or other files to WordPress so you can use them on your pages. You can upload straight into the Media Library or from inside a block while you edit.

Large files slow your site down and use up storage, so resize photos before you upload them where you can. Your hosting also sets a maximum upload size. A long video is usually better on YouTube or Vimeo and embedded on the page.

### Up next

- [Media LibraryComing soon](/wordpress/media-library/)
- [Add MediaPlaying](/wordpress/add-media/)
- [Change Your PasswordComing soon](/wordpress/change-your-password/)
- [Editor OverviewComing soon](/wordpress/editor-overview/)
- [Adding BlocksComing soon](/wordpress/adding-blocks/)

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