“Can’t Upload Image, directory missing” in WordPress
“Can’t Upload Image, directory missing” message comes up in WordPress when the uploads directory is missing. In older versions of WordPress, or in a one click install from a company such as DreamHost, the entire path was coded into the WordPress settings.
To fix in WP versions below 3.0:
1.) Login to Admin Control Panel
2.) Go to Settings
3.) Go to Miscellaneous
4.) Change the field: “Store uploads in this folder” to the short, correct path: wp-content/uploads
To fix in WP versions 3.0 and above:
1.) Login to Admin Control Panel
2.) Go to Settings
3.) Go to Media
4.) Change the field: “Store uploads in this folder” to the short, correct path: wp-content/uploads