Special File Manager
The Special File Manager allows you to upload the following directly to the server...
- music files
- video files
- PowerPoint presentations
- CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) files
- Javascript files
- executable and zipped files, and
- PDF and text files.
It also provides a list of all the media and support files you've uploaded, along with their full URL (copy and paste that URL into your pages) and their file size, and lets you delete files you no longer need.
Do You Upload Your Own HTML?
If you upload files, you have the option of uploading media and support files in the Upload Your Own HTML module, or here in the Special File Manager.
To delete any uploaded files, use the Special File Manager.
You can use the Special File Manager to upload only files with the following extensions...
Media Files
These files all go in the media-files folder.
- .avi, .mov, .mpeg, .mpg, .qt, .wmv (video files)
- .mp3, .wav, .wma (audio files)
- .pps and .ppt (PowerPoint presentations)
Important Note
You cannot use media file URLs on other sites, as the media file will not work on that other site. For example, if you want to host a video from SBI!, and show it on your WordPress blog, it will not work in the blog. You will need to host the video from your blog host.
Support Files
These files all go in the support-files folder.
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.css, .js, .xml (Cascading Style Sheets, Javascript and XML files)
Note: If your XML file must reside at the root level, use XML It! to upload the file.
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.flv, .swf (Flash and Shockwave video files)
Important Note
You cannot use Flash or Shockwave file URLs on other sites, as the file will not work on that other site. For example, if you want to host a Flash file from SBI!, and show it on your WordPress blog, it will not work in the blog. You will need to host the Flash file from your blog host.
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.exe, .pdf, .txt, .zip (executable, PDF, text and zip files)
Note: If your .txt file must reside at the root level, use TXT It! to upload the file.
Must Read Notice Regarding EXE and ZIP Files
If SiteSell receives a documented (proved) complaint that your .exe or .zip file contains a virus, your SBI! account will be terminated immediately, with no refund. This applies to you even if you upload a file that you did not create yourself.
To protect yourself, run your virus scanner on any .exe file (especially a self-extracting .exe file) or any file(s) contained in a .zip file you plan to upload. If the file is clean, then upload it.
After the upload section, you'll find the total amount of disk space you've used, and the total available. The difference is the amount of space you can still use to upload files. For example, this person has 97.32 MB still available for media and support file uploads...
Upload Media & Support Files
- Click on a Browse button (in Safari, Choose File) and select the file to upload. You can select up to 10 files for one upload.
- Click on the Upload Files button.
Any file that is not an HTML page file or an image file must be uploaded separately. This is where you do that.
You cannot use the manager to upload images (.gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png), your favicon, or your site's pages (.html).
Tip
- If you receive an error message while trying to upload files, you're trying to upload a file with an incorrect extension (ex., .html or .gif). Fix the problem file name, find and click on the associated Browse button, and select the correct file.
Media Files
- Highlight the URL, copy it and then paste into HTML code to provide access to the file.
- Add a check to the left of any file you want to delete.
- At the bottom of the page, click on Delete Selected Files to delete them.
This section provides the full URL of each media file you've uploaded, and lets you select a file for deletion, if desired.
See General Tips (below) for details on creating the links necessary to access your media files.
Support Files
- Highlight the URL, copy it and then paste into HTML code to provide access to the file.
- Add a check to the left of any file you want to delete.
- At the bottom of the page, click on Delete Selected Files to delete them.
This section provides the full URL of each support file you've uploaded, and lets you select a file for deletion, if desired.
See General Tips (below) for details on creating the links necessary to access your support files.
General Tips
- Add your images in the Graphic Library if you're using SiteBuilder, or upload them to the image-files folder via the Upload Your Own HTML module.
- Use Fav It! (in the WebFTP section of Site Central) to upload your favicon.
- Once you have a file uploaded, you need to add HTML code to your page(s) to give visitors access to that file. Visit the Audio, Video, Flash, XML/RSS, Other forum for help with adding audio and video players to your pages.
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If you want to add a simple link only (ex., for a PDF), you'll need to add the code for it to your page. If you use SiteBuilder, you have 2 options...
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Highlight and copy the URL in Special File Manager, then go to the Link Library and paste it into the Enter Link URL text field (remove the existing "http://" first). Add a Link Name. Test the link and then click on Add this Link.
Edit the page where you want to add the link. Add a Text Link block and select the new file's name to add the link to your page. Preview (test the link in the preview) and then build the page to save the change.
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Add the code directly to your page with a Text Block, using the following HTML code (replace the dummy URL with the URL you copy from Special File Manager, and replace the anchor text with your own words)...
<a href="http://www.your-domain-name.com/file-name.pdf">Click here to read the PDF in your browser, or right-click to download it.</a>
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Highlight and copy the URL in Special File Manager, then go to the Link Library and paste it into the Enter Link URL text field (remove the existing "http://" first). Add a Link Name. Test the link and then click on Add this Link.