To change the folder to which your media uploads will save, you need to add one of the following code snippets to the wp-config.php file.
If you want the media files to be enclosed within another photos, ie assets/photography instead of wp-contents/uploads, then copy the first line of code, replacing wp-content with the top level folder that will sit in your root directory. Then replace files, with the folder that will hold the media files.
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define( 'UPLOADS', 'wp-content/'.'files' ); |
Use this option if you would like to have one folder in the root directory of your wordpress install that will house your photography.
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define( 'UPLOADS', ''.'files' ); |
It’s important to be mindful when naming the wordpress media folders as they will reflect the public url slug of your images (http://mydomain.com/picturefolder/folder2/myimage.jpg). This does play into the search engine visibility of your site and of the images in ie. google image search. If photography is a main source of content on your website, carefully consider the keywords to properly describe your content.