Attachment Details

attachment_details_img_doc1.) Title: This changes the name of the file in the Media Library Important: When inserting a link to a document, you must change the Title field to reflect the name of the link in the page. Changing the Title field does not alter the filename in any way.

2.) Caption: Entering a caption will add a box with the caption text below the image.

3.) Alt Text: Specifies alternative text (alt text) that is to be rendered when the element to which it is applied cannot be rendered.

4.) Description: Allows you to add additional information relating to the file. This text is not displayed anywhere else.

5.) Duration: Not used for Images or Documents

6.) Select Player: Not used for Images or Documents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attachment Display Settings

1.) Alignment: You can select how the media is aligned. Available options are: Left, Center, Right, and None.

2.) Link To: Define what happens when a user clicks on the media element. Custom URL allows you to link the user from the media element to a different URL. Media File links the user from the media element to the direct URL of the media file (e.g. clicking on a small-sized picture redirects the user to the full-size image in a new window). Attachment Page links the user to that media file’s specific Attachment Page. If you do not want the media element to redirect, select None.

3.) Size: Allows you to select different sizes of the media element to insert into you page.

Attachment Details Specific to Video:

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1.) Thumb URL: Add a URL of an image you want the video player to display while it is inactive. If you are adding a YouTube video, there is a very easy way to get an image for the video’s thumbnail that is covered below.
2.) Thumb: Select from a dropdown menu an image that is in your Media Library for the video player to use while it is inactive.
3.) Creator: Adds information about the creator of the video. This is only displayed in the Attachment Details and not anywhere else.
4.) Duration: Add a duration of the video. This is only displayed in the Attachment Details and not anywhere else.
5.) HTML5 file: Not Used
6.) Download file: Add a url to the inserted video that allows a user to download the it. Can also be selected from the dropdown menu underneath.
7.) Select Player: If you are inserting a YouTube video, use the ‘YouTube Video’ option. If you are inserting a video that you have uploaded to your Media Library, select the ‘Uploaded Video’ option.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retrieving a Thumbnail for YouTube Videos

When inserting a video from YouTube, there is a very straight-forward way of retrieving an image to use as the video’s thumbnail.

If you do not feel comfortable with doing this, you can always contact the Help Desk for support.

1.) Navigate to http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/VIDEOID?v=2&prettyprint=true.

      • Replace ‘VIDEOID‘ in the above URL with your video’s unique ID. For example, if your video’s URL is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=2UEZEkN1ODQ copy and paste the eleven random characters, which is the video’s ID, and replace the ‘VIDEOID’ with it: http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/2UEZEkN1ODQ?v=2&prettyprint=true

2.) In this code, there is a section that lists all of the available thumbnails for the video. Scroll down to this section and find the one with the largest height and width and copy the image’s URL, for example “http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/2UEZEkN1ODQ/sddefault.jpg”.

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      • Alternatively, you can download the image and upload it to your Media Library instead of linking it.

3.) Click ‘Add Media’ to insert the video into your page, select it from the library, and on the Attachment Details on the right, in the ‘Thumb URL’ text field, paste the URL of the YouTube image.

      • If you have uploaded the thumbnail to your Media Library, you can select the image from the ‘Thumb’ dropdown menu in the video’s Attachment Details.

A Note about EXIF Data

Almost all new cameras have the ability append what is called ‘EXIF Data’ to the images you take. Types of information that could be contained in the EXIF data include: Manufacturer/Model of Camera, Shutter Speed, Flash Info, Latitude/Longitude, etc. WordPress takes a photo’s EXIF data and automatically fills out the image’s ‘Attachment Details’ with it.

If when you are uploading image files, and the Attachment Details are being automatically filled with this EXIF data, you may want to put your images through what is called an EXIF Data Stripper—which does exactly what the name implies. Most cameras have an option to modify or disable the appending of EXIF data. If you require assistance with this, please contact the Help Desk.

The following is for advanced users only:

If you want to strip an image of it’s EXIF Data yourself, you can use a program called Exiftool. Download the program, extract it using your file archiver of choice, and then drag the program to your Desktop or Programs folder.

Change the file name of the program to: exiftool(-k -all= -ext jpg png tiff -r)

You can add any image file-type you want to the above. As you can see it will detect .jpg, .png, and .tiff right now.

You can now drag multiple images at a time onto the program’s icon. A command prompt will open saying if it has detected the correct file types, then you press any key and the program will automatically strip the image of any EXIF data. It will save the new files in the same directory—it will also save the original image file by appending .original to the image’s file name. If you want to use this image file later, just remove the ‘.original’.

This should only be attempted by advanced users. Otherwise, please contact the Help Desk for assistance.