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title: "Upload and Add Images into Joomla 2.5 Articles"
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date: 2012-02-13
modified: 2022-02-21
author: "Brad Markle"
categories: ["Joomla", "Joomla 2.5"]
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# Upload and Add Images into Joomla 2.5 Articles

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life [here](https://docs.joomla.org/Joomla!_CMS_versions).

Joomla 2.5 includes a Media Manager, which allows you to upload and organize your images. Images that you’ve uploaded using your Media Manager can easily be inserted when [working with articles](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/create-new-article/).

Now that you know the basics of creating articles and [creating categories](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/how-to-add-a-new-category/), we will now show you how to add an image to an article.

## How to Upload and Add Images into Joomla 2.5 Articles

**To upload and insert an image into a Joomla 2.5 article:**

1. [Log into your Joomla 2.5 Dashboard](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/how-to-log-in-to-administrative-dashboard/)
2. Open an article for edit or [create a new article](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/how-to-write-a-new-article/)
3. In your WYSIWYG editor, place your cursor where you want the image placed, and then click the **Image** button [![click-the-image-button-under-the-wysiwyg-editor](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/edu_joomla25_upload-image_click-the-image-button-under-the-wysiwyg-editor.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/edu_joomla25_upload-image_click-the-image-button-under-the-wysiwyg-editor.gif)
4. Under the **Upload Files** heading, click **Browse…** to find and select the image on your computer to upload. When the picture is selected, click the **Start Upload** button [![select-an-image-you-want-to-upload](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/edu_joomla25_upload-image_select-an-image-you-want-to-upload.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/edu_joomla25_upload-image_select-an-image-you-want-to-upload.gif)
5. When the image has been uploaded, you will see it listed in the image browser. Click on the image to select it, type in an **Image Description** and **Image Title**, and then click the **Insert** button in the top right [![fill-in-image-details-and-click-insert](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/edu_joomla25_upload-image_fill-in-image-details-and-click-insert.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/edu_joomla25_upload-image_fill-in-image-details-and-click-insert.gif)
6. You have now added an image to an article! Save the article by clicking **Save** in the top menu, and then view your article to see how it looks. New image showing in article editor New image showing in published article [![an-image-has-now-been-added-to-an-article](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/edu_joomla25_upload-image_an-image-has-now-been-added-to-an-article.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/edu_joomla25_upload-image_an-image-has-now-been-added-to-an-article.gif) [![article-in-browser-showing-new-image](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/edu_joomla25_upload-image_article-in-browser-showing-new-image.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/edu_joomla25_upload-image_article-in-browser-showing-new-image.gif)

Now that you know how to add images to articles, keep reading to learn [how to link to another article within Joomla 2.5](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/link-to-other-articles/).