3 Easy Methods To Upload And Host Your WordPress Blog Images On An External Server

With the introduction of WordPress, the creation and maintenance of websites has become rather easier. It is an open source CMS which is used mostly to generate company blogs as well as individual blogs and publish them by PHP or MySQL. The main features of WordPress include plug-in architecture and template system.

However, one of the biggest roadblocks faced during the uploading stage is generating the content and fixing it with matching images. The only logical solution is to lighten the load of a website by placing the images on an external server in an endeavour to make the process faster and quicker. These external servers are known as CDN (Content Delivery Network) are usually available on rent as well on sale.

However, the purpose of this article is to showcase 3 other image hosting alternatives for the WordPress blog images on external servers. These are some of the well-known solutions for a regular blogger.

 Option 1- Loadtr

It is one of the easiest alternatives because with such an option in place, all you have to do is to add a WordPress plug-in. It has gradually become one of the major programs for web hosting even though some individuals still doubt its credentials.

Here is the way to use the application efficiently:

First of all, you should go to the “Plug-in-Add New” option in the side menu of the WordPress installation. Then you should search and install the Loadtr WordPress plug-in. You will find an additional upload menu in the post editing mode which is a small icon placed right next to the other upload icons above the writing field. Once you click on the icon, it will lead you on to the Image Upload Tool. You have the option of choosing the image file that you want to upload. Pick a language, provide a short description and select the re-size of the image.

Once the image is uploaded you have the option of uploading it to Loadtr’s server and insert the image into your post by clicking on the “Send to Post” option.

Option 2- Dropbox

The Dropbox can be yet another image hosting software. There are various plug-ins that can help you connect your WordPress blog with the Dropbox account. The best one is however Pressbox. Once you install Plug-ins you can go to the “Settings” sidebar and choose the PressBox option. A set of instructions will appear to get a Dropbox API. A key and a Secret code is needed to connect the blog to the Dropbox. This helps prevent unauthorised access to your blogs. You can then press the “Connect your Blog to Dropbox” option and start using images for your blog posts.

Option 3- Hotlinking

The 3rd and the final option is Hotlinking which is more or less a traditional approach to store images in one of the available image hosting services. For example: Photobucket and Flickr. You can also hotlink the images in your blog posts.

In order to use hot linking, you have to ensure that the image hosting services that you use allow hot linking.

At the end thus it can be said that all these 3 options can make your blog experience worth revisiting. They can not only increase the visual outlook of the blog but can also attract more readers.

Source: seowix