Add an Image

Last Updated March 2026

Before you start, optimizing your images to improve your website’s performance. Images and media must adhere to legal requirements and policies of the university.

Important:

• Never link to the Attachment Page – Attachment pages in WordPress don’t pass our accessibility scan. You can link to the image file, but never link any media to the Attachment page.
• JPG files should be saved with sRGB color settings. Do not save JPGs with Embedded color profiles, AdobeRGB or CMYK because this will cause an undesired color shift.

How to Add an Image to a Page or Post

There are two options for inserting images: as an inline image in a Paragraph Block or a standalone image using an Image block.

Inline Image

• In a Paragraph block, place your cursor in the body text area where you would like the image to appear and click the More button .
• Select Inline Image.
• The media popup will appear allowing you to either upload a new image or select one already in the media library.

Image Block

• On the page or post, place your cursor where you would like the image to appear.
• Type /Image or click the Add Block button and select Image.
• A popup will appear with several ways to insert an image: drag and drop from your computer, upload a media file, select one already in the media library or insert an image from a URL.

* If uploading an image to the block, make sure to add alt text in the settings (see Image Options below).

To insert multiple images to create a gallery, choose the Gallery block instead of an Image block. There are several other block options for inserting images and media: Media & Text, Site Logo, Featured Image, Cover and Flickr Embed.

Image Options

You can change some settings in the Attachment Details section of the media gallery pop-up, such as adding Alternative Text or an Image Caption.

The Image block toolbar lets you choose alignment, crop the photo or add a caption. While you also have the ability to add text over the image with another block, we do not recommend this since it can cause accessibility issues.

The Image block Settings (in the right-hand column), lets you change the style, aspect ratio and resolution.

Required Alternate Text

When adding images to the library or uploading to a block, you must include descriptive alt text in order to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Enter the description of each image in the “Alt Text” field outlined below.