Embedded Files
Although ZPress includes a WordPress server, as of 2017, there are several ways to host images and videos, depending on your needs. In this guide, we're showing you some options available and our recommendations on when to use which.
Google Photos
Google Photos
The elegant and an epic way to storing and hosting your photos. If you enable High-Quality upload, you'll get an unlimited storage of photos and video hosting in exchange for a compressed version of images and videos.
Linking your photos in Google Photos comes with a trick whereby default, Google will use the unguessable URL concept to protect your picture from being discovered and privacy protection. With today's (2017) development, you'll need to a few steps to enable image hotlinking to your WordPress.
To use photos from Google Photos:
- Create a Sharable Album - You need this to inform Google Photos that these photos are safe for public access.
- Ensures You're in the Share Album - Please make sure that you are viewing the correct share album. The URL should contain the word "share" .
- Get image URL - Select the image to view, then right click on it after it has completed its loading and copy the image address.
- Use the URL - Apply it into your slide.
Make sure the URL contains the word "share" that you're in a sharable album. Otherwise, the image URL won't work without user permission due to the privacy protection mechanism.
WordPress Media Library
WordPress Media Library
By default, WordPress has a media storage components that allows you to host images on the server itself. This is the convenient and easy way to host all your medias. However, it does come with some complications such as upload size limits and your storage limits (ZPress is configured to use 30GB of the VM disk size).
Hence, We recommends you to use this storage method as the last resort manner since you are limited by your VM disk and CPU resources.
To use the Media Library, simply:
- head to Media section.
- You can perform upload and some basic editing.
Google Cloud Platform
Google Cloud Platform
Another recommended location is using the Google Cloud Storages to hold your media files. You can perform a CDN linkage to the bucket links and host your media files.
To use Google Cloud Storage:
- Sign up for Google Cloud Storage. Visit Google Cloud Platform to have a kick-start.
- Create a bucket for Google Cloud Storage. Tip: Google has an Always Free policy. Just create a bucket that is below the limit and you can enjoy a free bucket of storage.
- Upload your and get the URL - Upload it into the bucket. Once completed, you should get the media's public URL.
- Use the URL - Apply it in your website.
Cloudinary
Cloudinary
Another free service available on the internet. Unlike any others, Cloudinary doesn't need sensitive credentials (unless you use over the limit) like credit card for sign up. Using Cloudinary is straightforward and easy to use.
Our Thought
Our Thought
Depending on who you are and what's your need, usually, we recommend:
- Google Photos for handling the images and videos.
- If you want a more professional way of hosting these files, we recommend Google Cloud Platform or Cloudinary.
- Only use the WordPress media storage as the final resort.
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