{"id":2590,"date":"2013-04-05T20:38:01","date_gmt":"2013-04-05T20:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2013\/04\/05\/change-max-upload-size\/"},"modified":"2020-09-24T17:15:19","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T21:15:19","slug":"change-max-upload-size","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/change-max-upload-size\/","title":{"rendered":"Change the Max Upload File Size for a WordPress Multisite installation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When working with file uploads in WordPress a multisite configuration, you want to pay attention to the maximum upload file size. Allowing a setting that allows file sizes that are too large will cause performance issues. Below is a guide that explains how to change the maximum upload size.<\/p>\n<h2>How to set the Max Upload Size for WordPress multisite<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/multisite-network-admin-login\/\">Log into the Network Admin<\/a> for your WordPress multisite program.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/edu\/wordpress\/multi-site\/set-max-upload\/network-settings.png%20\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"network settings menu\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/edu\/wordpress\/multi-site\/set-max-upload\/network-settings.png%20\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"200\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Scroll down the left hand menu and hover over the <strong>Settings<\/strong> option. Next, click on <strong>Network Settings<\/strong> from the popup portion of the menu on the right.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/edu\/wordpress\/multi-site\/set-max-upload\/max-upload-file-size.png%20\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"set max upload value\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/edu\/wordpress\/multi-site\/set-max-upload\/max-upload-file-size.png%20\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"200\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>This takes you to the <strong>Network Settings<\/strong> screen. Scroll down until you find the setting that reads <strong>Max Upload File Size<\/strong>. Note that size is set in <em>Kilobytes (KB)<\/em>, so <em>1000kb = 1MB<\/em> Click on the <strong>Max Upload File Size<\/strong> field and then you are able to change the setting by either using the up and down arrows or by typing in a new value directly. The default value for this setting is 1500 KB.<\/p><\/li>\n<li>Once you have entered your desired value, scroll down and click on the <strong>Save Changes<\/strong> button to finish and save it<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"alert\">In some cases, this change must be made in conjunction with a change in the php.ini file. Information on changing that can be found here: <a href=\"\/support\/website\/update-local-php-settings\/\">How to update your local php settings<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When working with file uploads in WordPress a multisite configuration, you want to pay attention to the maximum upload file size. 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