WordPress 6.3 introduced an important change to how you add images to WordPress. If you’re using the block editor, you are now able to choose aspect ratios for your images. This screenshot below shows the previous image block on the left, and the new block on the right. There are now seven different aspect ratios…
Finding good images is really hard! When you click an “Image” button in WordPress, you will only see the images that you uploaded. If you want to find new images, you need to leave your WordPress site. There are some great, free stock photo sources including Unsplash.com and Pexels.com. But these sites do not integrate…
WordPress really introduced many people to a new image feature called “Duotone filters”. This feature is now very prominent when you add images in the block editor. In this guide, we’ll introduce you to Duotone images and how to use them in WordPress. In previous versions of WordPress, the Duotone icon was a dashed circle….
We’re delighted to say that MetaSlider Pro now supports local videos from your WordPress media library. You can use MetaSlider to showcase your MP4, WebM, and MOV videos. This new video feature has options that include cover images, auto play, mute, lazy load, the ability to hide controls, and much more.
When you upload an image to the WordPress Media Library, it is instantly available for you to use. You can easily insert the image into posts, or into more advanced displays such as a MetaSlider slideshow. However, behind the scenes, WordPress does a lot of work to make sure this process is simple for you….
We often get asked by MetaSlider users if the plugin will slow down their WordPress site. Our answer is “No, our plugin will not slow your site. But images in your slideshow can be a problem.” MetaSlider is probably the fastest WordPress slideshow plugin. Every website owner should be concerned with site speed, but it…
When you’re building a WordPress website, it’s really important to have good images. If you’re a photographer, you can create your own images. But often you need to rely on someone else. If you live in the mountains and want to write about the beach, you need to get a photo from someone else. That’s…