When working with images in WordPress,  I have always found it easier to hard code the images to the site via the server rather than use the Media Library. I just personally find the file management server side easier to work with than WordPress’s Media Library.

One of the things I like best about server side file management is that you can usually see a vast amount images in one window. I don’t necessarily need to view all of the images as much as I need to identify a numerical sequence. This greatly facilitates speed when all I have to do is check the numerical sequence. However, it is said to be a big loss from the stand point of SEO.

When managing an image library, it is best if you use your selected keywords within the image name, thereby making it easier for the search engines to index you for your selected keywords.

Now, I may be selling myself short here, but I have never really needed that much of a traffic boost to have to go to the hassle of including the name of the keywords within the image name. Talk about a hassle ! I just find it much simpler to identify the image by number, thereby making it easier to remember and less likely to make mistakes when adding images to my posts.

You will have to make that decision for yourself; speed versus what I feel is minimal keyword indexing. Any comments on the subject would be greatly appreciated.

I’m not really sure I have this right, but I really have a need for speed when working my blogs. Is this a good trade-off ?