Wordpress upload feature

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This page gives you instructions for uploading, managing and using files in Wordpress.
You basically upload the file then if you want to make it available to the public you insert it in your posts and/or pages.

Below we go into the details.

Contents 1 Uploading Files 1.1 First Select the Write Menu 1.2 Select Browse, Give it a Title and Description 1.3 Uploading Documents 2 Using the Files 2.1 Browsing Files 2.2 Showing and Linking to Images 2.3 Edit Title, Description and Delete 2.4 Using documents 2.5 Page for each upload 3 Managing Uploads 3.1 First Select the Manage Menu 3.2 Delete File, edit Title and Description 3.3 Links to uploads 4 Introduction to user management 4.1 Register 4.2 User Roles and Capabilities 4.3 Role Manager Plugin

Uploading Files

First Select the Write Menu

After you log in select "Write", the upload section is just below the rich text editor.

Select Browse, Give it a Title and Description

First select "Browse" and locate the file you want to upload then give the file a Title and Description. Click on the upload button. Its that easy.

Uploading Documents

We can upload all file types, heres a screenshot of uploading a document.

Using the Files

We can use the files in any of our posts and pages.

Browsing Files

Select "Browse all" and choose from all of the files we have uploaded. Click on the file you want to use.

Showing and Linking to Images

For Images we can show a thumbnail, full size or just the title and insert a link to the file and/or the page for the image.

Edit Title, Description and Delete

We can also edit the title, description and delete the file.

Using documents

We can insert a link to the file, page or insert the Title of the file.

We can edit the original details and delete it.

Page for each upload

All uploads have their own page automatically. When we "link to page" we have a page with the file for download, its title and description. Below is a screenshot of the page for the image that was uploaded earlier in this guide.

Managing Uploads

First Select the Manage Menu

Select the "Manage" option and then "Uploads".

Delete File, edit Title and Description

We can "edit" the file description and title, view/download the file, view the links for the file and delete it.

Links to uploads

When we select "Links", we can see a direct link to the file and the html for adding a link to the page and link to the file.

Introduction to user management

Register

There's a link on your main page for users to register themselves.

User Roles and Capabilities

The Administer can change there User Roles and Capabilities so that other team members can upload files.

The documentation for User Roles and Capabilities:

1. User Roles

Role Manager Plugin

The role manager plugin makes light work out of assigning customized individual roles for team members.