Uploading image error

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  emooreatvmnh · Member · Sep 20, 2007 at 5:40 pm

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  When I try to upload an image I get the following error message: “Unable to create directory. Is its parent directory writable by the server?” What does this mean? What might I be doing wrong? Any insight?

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  thesacredpath · Member · Sep 20, 2007 at 5:42 pm

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  Is you blog hosted here at wordpress.com? Your username is linked to a blog that appears not to be hosted here. If you are hosted here, post the URL to your wordpress.com blog.

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  emooreatvmnh · Member · Sep 20, 2007 at 5:46 pm

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  I am just setting up my blog here. It is the only one I have, my first attempt at one. What url do I post and where would I post it?

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  emooreatvmnh · Member · Sep 20, 2007 at 5:51 pm

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  I figured out part of what you mean, I think. My username is linked to my web page. My blog is http://emooreatvmnh.wordpress.com/ but does your name have to link to your blog?

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  timethief · Member · Sep 20, 2007 at 6:05 pm

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  Your wordpress.com username is linked to a blog that is not a wordpress.com blog. It is linked to http://www.vmnh.net/

  We provide support here only for bloggers with blogs hosted by wordpress.com.

  Here’s how to link your wordpress.com username to your wordpress.com blog. -> top right hand corner of this page -> Welcome, emooreatvmnh! View your profile
  -> edit this information
  locate the “website” field and remove the other url
  then insert the wordpress.com blog url and click “Update Profile”.

  As for your image uploading problem did you use these instructions? http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/07/16/how-do-i-upload-pictures/

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  thesacredpath · Member · Sep 20, 2007 at 6:12 pm

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  The error you are experiencing I have never heard of. Staff are monitoring the forum and will get to your problem. If you wish, you can contact support using the support tab in the upper right of your dashboard, or from the “support link at the bottom of the forum pages.

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  emooreatvmnh · Member · Sep 20, 2007 at 6:44 pm

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  Ah ha. Silly me, I thought that in the profile when it asked for your web site, you actually put a web site address. I assumed that if it wanted my wordpress blog name it would have asked for my wordpress blog name. I changed my web site entry to my wordpress blog name. I read the instructions but didn’t see the particular error I received.

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  apokalyptik · Staff · Sep 20, 2007 at 6:45 pm

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  Since you do have an image uploaded to your blog, is it safe to assume that you are all taken care of?

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  timethief · Member · Sep 20, 2007 at 8:42 pm

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  @emooreatvmnh
  YO! I see a giant over-sized image. The maximum size for WordPress Classic is 800 pixels http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/09/25/how-big-can-my-images-be/

  You would do well to optimize and pre-size your images prior to uploading them. Details here http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/05/08/optimise-your-images/

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  fourstar · Member · Jan 16, 2008 at 7:41 pm

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  I had the same error this morning when attempting to upload a profile image.