Whether you are a newbie in the world of online blogging or not, some issues may pop up now and then. However, there are some problems in maintaining a website or blog that you wouldn’t see coming. In some cases, you would not expect that you’ll encounter these videos and image issues ever. Some technicalities may be too trivial while others are complicated beyond your ability to resolve. 

Let’s take a look at some of the issues regarding videos and images on websites or blogs. Take note that these two are essential components in your site as they may influence user engagement. Consequently, videos and images can help make or break your digital marketing efforts in the end.

Question #1 – How do you fix images not showing up on your blog?

Images are essential components of any blog post or website in general. As the saying goes, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” This is very much applicable when you are creating content on the web. The right image can either make or break your post or site. Moreover, it adds to the quality of your content and its potential to attract and engage the right leads. 

Thus, it is a huge problem if your image or graphic fails to load or show up on your blog post or site. In fact, broken images destroy the overall quality and design of your post or site, resulting in poor user experience. Once this happens, the image did not serve its purpose to boost your post, rather did the opposite.

So, how do you fix common image issues particularly when images are not displaying on your blog post or website? In using WordPress, this problem is quite easy to resolve since WordPress has user-friendly image editing features. You can also find other comprehensive references from online sources. 

Fixing Missing Images on Blog Posts

Different WordPress themes for creating a blog allow you to insert and display your feature image. There is a simple way to set your featured blog image in WordPress as well as avoid missing thumbnails. Take note that the image will stay in the media archive if you do not insert it in the post.

However, if you are setting up your featured image in the post, your WordPress theme lets you display it there. The theme’s code also determines if the image is displayed in a single view. Images are often used for homepage grid or archive view thumbnail. 

Insert the image in the post by using the “Add Media” button, which you can find in the “Add Post” back-end page. Check if it can be displayed for mobile or desktop views since some images are hidden for smaller devices. Your WordPress theme will determine if some images will be hidden for mobile views.

If the image is still not displayed, you should check your plugins because some could limit images from showing up. Moreover, there are even some plugins that will remove the image from your post content. It may seem unlikely but there are plugins that do that. 

Finally, you can also consider the possibility of images being hidden with CSS from the WordPress theme. This can happen even when they are available with the code. Although it is unlikely, it is not impossible especially when you are using a clean theme. For instance, these themes are only meant to display plain contents, hence, images failed to show up.

Question #2 – How to embed or add YouTube videos on blogs?

Just like images, videos also play a crucial role in the overall quality of your blog post. The truth is, online users nowadays are visual by nature and would linger more on contents that have visual components. YouTube videos are wise options since there are billions of YouTube users today. 

Thus, embedding a YouTube video on your site or blog post is a good idea to generate more views. Videos can be marketing, instructional, educational, or personal types. These visual components can boost user engagement and generate quality leads. However, adding them properly to your blog post can be a challenge especially if you are the techie type. 

There are several ways to embed a YouTube video to your post or page to increase its quality. Some of these methods include using the embed shortcode or using your WordPress sidebar. You can also use an <iframe> or try troubleshooting the problem especially with not working embeds.

Embedding Videos in WordPress

The auto-embeds feature of WordPress allows users to automatically add codes from YouTube and other video hosting services. It is as easy as pasting the video URL using the WordPress editor. Choose the content area where you want the video to appear. Once the video URL is pasted, WordPress gets the embed code, displaying the video added within the content editor.

In using a WordPress shortcode, you can adjust a maximum height or width on your YouTube video. The embed shortcode is applicable in both text and visual mode, which you can set depending on your preferred parameters. 

Using the Media Library

You can use the same embed shortcode but this uses a different method. For instance, position the cursor on the line where you prefer to embed it. Click the Add Media button and the Insert from URL button, on the left. Paste in the share URL or full watch URL, which you got from YouTube. Finally, click the button that you can find at the bottom of your screen, which says “Insert Into Post.”

Try the <<frame>> Method

The <<frame>> embed method is highly recommended if you want more flexibility over your video display. It can be more technical but overall, it is not that difficult to follow. Using this method allows you to customize the video for full screen, where visitors can enlarge the embedded video.

It can also show related videos, allow you to show the player controls including volume, captions, and the play/pause options. You can also customize the video for autoplay and display the title and sharing. 

To do this, navigate to the particular video you want to add by going to the YouTube site. Click the Share link below the video, and choose Embed. Make adjustments to the settings by checking on the different boxes below the preview. Finally, copy the code, go to your WordPress editing screen, click the Text tab, and paste the code. 

Troubleshooting (Video Embed Not Working)

A video can boost the quality of your blog post but it can easily destroy it with a broken or not working video. Thus, make sure that you fix this common issue before it affects your content quality. One of the most common problems with YouTube videos is that the embed is not working. The simplest answer is that the video creator has opted to disable the embedding of the video.

How to solve this issue? You can try reaching out to the video owner, requesting them to allow embedding. Another option is for you to insert or embed other multimedia contents with the same message. You may also just take screenshots of the video as an alternative to the video itself.

Question #3 – What is the best way to upload a video on a WordPress page?

The best way to upload a video to boost your WordPress page should be the simplest and easiest one. A video widget in your WordPress sidebar makes embedding videos a breeze. 

First, go to the Appearance tab then click Customize for a real-time preview. Next, click on Widgets and look for the sidebar section, which you want to embed the video to. Click the Add Widget tab and search for the Video. Click on it and click the button that says Add Video. You will find the Insert from URL tab on the left, click on that one. 

Now, look for the box and paste the YouTube video URL where you can see the video preview. You can now click on the Add to Widget button. Finally, click the Save & Publish tab, which you can find at the topmost area of the customizer. 

In creating a new page, simply copy the video URL, go to the Pages > Add New tab.  You can find this tab on the admin menu of WordPress. Navigate the Posts > Add New tab if you are adding it to a specific post. Upon adding, the page editor will load, wherein you can now add the usual elements. This includes the content, page title, tags, SEO, categories, and the likes. 

Adding images or videos to your content is an effective way to ensure user engagement and generate quality leads. However, problematic images and videos may also destroy it and your overall marketing campaign. Some usual problems in maximizing your blog post or page using images or videos may be inevitable. However, there are always solutions that will resolve these issues and safeguard your content quality.

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