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The “media” directory is present in every default installation of WB. It is where you - and your users - should upload files that you then use in your site – such as images or movies you intend to show in your pages, downloadable documents to which you wish to provide links, etc.
You use the “Media” section of your Admin to manage the contents of the “media” directory of your WB site.
the main Admin menu, while visiting the Media section
Through the Media section, you can upload files, create sub-directories - to help keep the “media” directory more organised and manageable - as well as rename and delete these files and sub-directories.
Browse Media
The “Browse Media” section provides you with an interface to the files and sub-directories of the “media” directory of you WB site. Normally, you can upload, view, rename, and delete files and sub-directories directly from your Admin->Media section of WB – no other program is needed.
Refreshing The View
Some Administrators, however, prefer to use other sofware – such as their own favourite ftp client. If you have just upload items into the “media” directory, or its sub-directories, using a software other than WB, then the list you see in “Browse Media” may not be up-to-date, and may not reflect the true content of the directory. To force WB to 'refresh' the view, and read again the full contents of the current directory, you can click the “Reload” button.
click Reload to force WB to re-read the contents of the current directory
Navigating The Media Directory
In the “Browse Media” list, you may see files, as well as sub-directories. The current directory being displayed appears in the title bar of the list:
the title bar of the Browse Media list shows we are browsing the media directory itself
Click on a file's name to open it with your browser. Click on a directory's name – or on the 'folder' icon next to it – to display it in the “Browse Media” list.
click on the folder, to open it
Once inside a folder/sub-directory, click on the “Up” icon to get out of it.
click Up to get out of folders
Renaming Files and Sub-Directories
You can rename any file or folder/sub-directory, by clicking its “rename” button.
click Rename next to any file or folder listing to rename it
Normally, WB will not allow you to use a name that is already in use by a file/folder in the same directory. If you tick “Overwrite existing File/Folder”, however, WB will delete the other file/folder, and then rename yours – yours will replace the existing one.
You can then enter the file/folder's new name – and file extension.
renaming a file
Deleting Files and Sub-Directories
You can delete any file or folder/sub-directory, by clicking its “delete” icon.
Note: Deletion is permanent and irreversible!
click Delete next to any file or folder listing to delete it
Create Folder
- Target Folder Menu: Select from this drop-down menu the directory/folder in which you wish to create a sub-directory/folder.
- Title: Enter here the name/title of the sub-directory you wish to create.
- Create Folder Button: Once you've selected a 'target folder' from the drop-down menu, and entered a name in the “Title” field, click this button to create the new folder/directory.
Your “media” folder can be setup as a shared workgroup directory, for a small workgroup – where each user has their own private space.
To find out more, consult this reference guide on Settings->General Settings->Home Folders.
Upload File(s)
- Target Folder: Select from this drop-down menu the directory/folder to which you wish to upload your file(s).
- Overwrite existing Files Checkbox: When selected, if there is an existing file in the target directory that has the same name as a file you are uploading, then the existing file will be deleted, and the new file will take its place.
If this is not selected, and a file to be uploaded has the same name as an existing file, then the upload will not happen – you will first need to rename the file you wish to upload, so that it does not conflict with the name of any existing file. - Browse... Button: Click any of the 10 “Browse...” buttons to browse your computer, and select a file to upload. Up to 10 files can be uploaded at once.
- Upload File(s) Button: Once you've selected the 'target folder', browsed and selected files in your computer to upload, and chosen whether they should overwrite existing files or not, then click the “Upload File(s)” button to actually upload the files.
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