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Here are the steps to adding images and media to your WordPress pages and posts:
- From the Dashboard, click Pages on the left-hand menu bar.
- Select one of the pages to edit. (Or, view any page/post and click Edit in the admin menu bar.)
- Below the page/post title, click on the Add Media button. (Figure 1)
- Insert Media window appears.
- Choose Upload Files if the image is not on your site yet, otherwise, find the desired image in the window and skip to step 6.
- Click the Select Files button. From your computer, select an image and click Select (OK on a PC). Or, you can drag and drop files into the upload area.
- Enter a caption, a description of the image, and select an image size to be displayed on your page. Click Insert into Page.
- When you have finished formatting your page or post, click Update on the far right-hand side and visit your site.
Figure 1: Add Media Button