Wordpress images not showing in Internet Explorer
I ran into this issue yesterday. I created an image which originally came from Adobe Illustrator and ended up in Adobe Photoshop. I saved the image as a JPG and uploaded it to a Wordpress blog. When I sent the blog’s link to everyone I work with, I got a quick call from one of them stating the image didn’t appear for them.
Let the troubleshooting begin. 
I quickly determined that the issue was with Internet Explorer, as the image showed up in Firefox and Chrome. So I did a Google search to see what documentation is out there.
Several places suggested it may be a permalink issue. I tried it just to make sure, but that was not the answer in this case.
Upon further searching I found the issue on the Microsoft Support page. These are all great suggestions, but still didn’t fix my problem.
So, back to the drawing board – the Photoshop drawing board. I thought maybe I should rename the file or try a different file format, that maybe Wordpress was getting confused because I had uploaded several versions of the file to get it just right.
As I was re-saving the JPG image, I realized the error of my ways. The file was in CMYK color mode. D’oh! I changed it to RGB color mode, re-saved, re-uploaded and voila! Instant fix!
It’s like magic.
What tipped me off? When you do a “save as” in CMYK color mode you have far fewer file format options to choose from than RGB color mode. I noticed my list was much shorter and then checked how the mode was set. Hopefully this will be helpful if you ever encounter this issue.
Excellent advice, troubleshooting and blog!
Thanks! I figure, if I document all the fixes I find then I’ll have an archive of useful info one day
I have had trouble with that before, that is why I always use the “save for web” option, I think it was called “export for web” or something before CS. That way it always changes the file to RGB
Excellent point Ryan, thank you! It’s always important to think about what the final destination will be for the image. I’m more in practice with making images for print so my first instinct was to go for “save as.” The great thing about the Web is that it’s fluid and you can change it as many times as you want. Which fits my scatter-brain methodology just fine.
Georgia – I LOVE your wordpress theme!!! Did you get this somewhere, or did you create it? It’s KOOL!!!!! I have to look at your blog when I get a minute.
Thanks so much Lisa! The blog theme is called “Notepad Chaos” by a designer named Evan Eckard. He does fantastic themes. Check him out here: http://www.evaneckard.com/free-templates/
I’m glad you stopped by to visit my blog! I try to keep my photos updated and I don’t write nearly as much as I would like to. But I plan to do much more writing in the coming fall semester – I’m taking a writing class at school and hopefully the blog will be a place where I can share my writing assignments and get feedback from friends & family
Great to hear from you! ♥