I am so excited that I was able to find and implement this bug fix by myself.  Now I can embellish my new site with lots of images.  I found the very simple fix at http://www.ibuyringtones.com/iblog/wordpress/wordpress-uploading-image-problem/.  The one that worked for me was the very last post, suggesting that under the Miscellaneous Topic in the Settings Menu you change “Store uploads in this folder”settings from “wp-content” to “wp-content/uploads”.  I think my setting was pointed to a really complex place.  Lots of numbers and letters.  I simply changed it to “wp-content/uploads” and viola!

I just got through with three phone calls with my web host only to discover the problem that I am having is NOT my problem!  I was trying to add a photo of Niagara Falls to my previous post because it would be nice to look at.  Good idea, right?  Well, every time I would click the Upload/Insert Image button on the admin panel in WordPress, the only thing I would get is an image placeholder!

Now, thanks to my web host, I know how to flush my dns, (whatever that is) and I know that I can change the permissions in my wp-content file, (this one I figured out myself).  Well, none of these attempts solved my uploading issue.  Finally, the last attendant I got at my web host told me he would go above and beyond the services that they offer and talk to “the boys in the back room”.  Boy, am I glad he did.  Turns out that it wasn’t me or my computer – it was WordPress 2.8.  There seems to be a bug in there.

When I have the bug repellant located I will be sure to share it with you.