Media list

The main page of the media manager displays a list of available files (media) for the currently selected blog.

You can click the icons or names of the media in the folder or any subfolder to display them.

Selecting a MP3 sound file displays a player to immediately play the file. The Flash plugin must be installed on your browser for this player to operate.

The images are displayed with a thumbnail when possible.

Add files

Choose a file

Here you can select one of your local files to send it on your blog. Should the file be bigger than the maximum size, it will not be sent.

Title

Optional title for the file you want to send.

Private

Check this if you want the file to be private, i.e. accessible only by its owner and not accessible from the blog (until published).

Enhanced uploader

Allows to select one or several of your local files to send them on your blog. Should any file be bigger than the maximum size, it will not be sent.
When you select several local files, they are added to the queue. You can add more files by clicking again on Choose files. You can also remove files from the queue by clicking on the corresponding red cross-shaped icon.
When you are ready, click on Upload.

Delete files

To delete a file, check its checkbox and click on Remove selected media. You can delete several files at once.

New folder

This form allows you to create a new subfolder in the currently displayed folder. Just choose a name for it as you would do on your own computer.

Media details

This page displays a set of information about the currently selected file and allows you to perform a several operations on it.

File name

Change the file name of the current file.

File title

Give a title to the file or change the current one.

File date

Change the file date.

Private

Specify that the file will be hidden to anyone but its owner in the media manager.

New directory

Allows you to move the file in another folder.

Change file

With this form, you can replace the file while keeping all the attributes (name, title...). As always, you have to respect the maximum file size.

Specific case: images

When you add an image, depending of its size, up to four versions will be made available (depending on the original image size):

• Square: A 48x48 pixels square thumbnail.
• Thumbnail: The image reduced to 100 pixels on its longest side.
• Small: The longest side is reduced to 240 pixels.
• Medium: The longest side is reduced to 500 pixels.
• Original: The original, unchanged image.

Default sizes for the thumbnail, small and medium versions can be modified in your blog settings.

Attach a file to an entry

You can easily attach a file to one of your posts. First, create a new post and save it. Then click on "Add files to this entry" to open the media manager.

Just click on the [+] icon (Attach this file to entry). The file will then be attached to the post.

The attached files will be shown on the post page, as a list after the post content. The MP3 files will be made available through a Flash player, so that they can be easily played by your visitors.

Podcast and broadcasting of music files

All attached files will be included in your blog feeds, allowing an easy podcasting of any type of file.