How to Fix Image Upload Issue in WordPress

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Hello and welcome to wpbginner.com. Today I'll show you how to fix image upload issues in WordPress. Sometimes you can see your images in the media library that have broken and you wonder what happened. Often times it's caused by the wrong file permissions. Usually when a host upgrades, something might change on the file structure. And this is an easy fix. You just need to go into your website with an FTP client like FileZilla and go to your wp-content directory. Look for the uploads folder. Right click and choose file permissions. Make sure it's set to 744 for the uploads folder and for the subdirectories. You also want to make sure you apply to the directories only and click okay. FileZilla will go through the process of updating the permissions. But note, if 744 doesn't solve the problem, then try 755 on the folders and subfolders. Now I can go back into WordPress admin area and upload to the media library and you'll see things are normal again. I hope you like this video and found it helpful. If you did, click on the like button below and leave us a comment. And if you want to receive more helpful videos, don't forget to subscribe to our channel and check out wpbginner.com for more useful information on WordPress.