Comments on: Editing the default image/file upload location of WordPress!

By: scratch removal

scratch removal — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:46:18 +0000

I also want to change my theme folder of images, but these instructions to create a file path.php above, and placed in a folder Theme with its images do not work – get a 404 error, also

By: techcruserankit

techcruserankit — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:07:29 +0000

Thanks ,, i was looking for it..

By: Guest

Guest — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:05:30 +0000

why do it the complicated way when you can just goto Settings -> Media and change the upload directory there

By: yasz

yasz — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:24:00 +0000

Just what I was looking for. A good one man :)

By: tom stone

tom stone — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:51:40 +0000

Am I missing the point here but why dont you just go to settings > misc > store uploads in the folder

You can just change it there with out using any code.

By: CAR57

CAR57 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:32:43 +0000

I’m totally new to WP, just went through QuickStart PHP for 2 weeks–I too want to change the folder to the images folder for my custom theme, but the instructions above for making a path.php file above and putting it in the theme’s images folder did not work–get 404 error no matter what url I put in my my browser (I have a local install of WP on my Mac, using MAMP to administer it). Can someone give the dummy explanation of the above instructions?

By: ReviewSaurus

ReviewSaurus — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:32:50 +0000

@ Binny : Yes I’m on linux server..however I’m currently fine with the solution I found :)
Why don’t you write a post on this ? I’m sure there will b emore people who’d love to change the image/file location

By: Binny V A

Binny V A — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:23:40 +0000

If you have ssh access, go to the folder where your site is located in a terminal and run this command…
ln -s wp-contents/uploads images

I am assuming that you are using a linux server.

By: ReviewSaurus

ReviewSaurus — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:36:26 +0000

@ Binny : Well, I’ve never tried that and I even don’t know how to even do it. Can you tell us that how that can be done ?

By: Binny V A

Binny V A — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:25:56 +0000

Did you try to create a link to /images/ folder in /wp-contents/uploads ? That is /wp-contents/uploads/ should point to /images/

My first guess is it will work.