The file library holds every picture and document on your website. This chapter covers finding files, uploading new ones, keeping them in folders, and tidying up.
Opening the file library
Click Files, the folder icon, in the main toolbar. The File Manager opens on the left. It has two main folders:
images for pictures.
downloads for documents, such as PDFs and Word files.
Double-click a folder to open it. Click a part of the address at the top to go back up.
The File Manager buttons
New Folder inside the one you're in.
New Stock Image finds a free photo to use. See below.
Upload files from your computer.
Delete the selected files.
Grid view shows thumbnails.
List view shows sizes, how many pages use each file, and when it was changed.
The magnifier at the end of the address searches the library by file name.
Uploading files
Open the folder you want the files in. Pictures go in a folder inside images, and documents in one inside downloads. You can't upload straight into the top level.
Click Upload and choose the files, or drag them from your computer onto the File Manager.
Very large photos are made smaller automatically when you upload them, so they load quickly. File names are changed to lower case, with odd characters replaced, so they work in web addresses.
Name files clearly before you upload them, such as summer-fair-2026.jpg rather than IMG_4021.jpg. It makes them much easier to find later.
Free stock photos
New Stock Image searches free photo libraries. Type what you're looking for, click a photo, and it's saved into the folder you're in. Some photo libraries ask you to credit the photographer, so check the terms shown with the photo.
Folders, moving and renaming
Right-click a file for more options:
Edit opens a picture in the image editor. See Editing images.
Rename changes the file name.
Cut or Copy, then open another folder, right-click and Paste, to move or copy files.
Delete removes the file.
Get Info shows its details. See below.
Download saves a copy to your computer.
The same options are in the settings menu, the cog at the end of the toolbar.
When you rename or move a file or folder, the CMS updates the pictures, links and slideshows on your pages to use the new address, so nothing on your website breaks. Each page it changes gets a new entry in its history. Links from outside your website aren't updated, such as a link to a document in an email or on another website. If you've shared a file's address, check before you rename or move it.
Finding where a file is used
Right-click a file and choose Get Info.
Details shows the file's name, address, size, and for pictures, their width and height.
Usage lists the pages that use the file.
Security limits who can download the file, for example only signed-in members. See Members and permissions.
Deleting and tidying up
You can't delete a file that's still used on a page. Take it off the page first, or swap in a different file.
Show Unused, in the settings menu, lists files no page uses, which are the easiest to tidy away.
Deleted files can be brought back. Choose Show Deleted in the settings menu, select the file, and choose Restore File.
The bar at the bottom of the File Manager shows how much of your website's storage space is used.