File uploads are used to attach files such as PDFs to any page on the website. Common file types supported on WCMS 3 include bib, cvs, doc, docx, mp3, pdf, ppt, pptx, txt, xls, xlsx, and zip files.
Upload a file
From the administration bar, select Workbench, and then select My Dashboard.
Under Media, select Add next to File.
Add a Name.
Note: By default, the original file name will appear as the display text.
There are three ways to add your file:
Reference existing: Select a file that has already been uploaded to your site from the list on this tab. This prevents numerous copies of the same file from being uploaded and stored.
Upload: Find a file using the file browser to upload from your computer.
Remote URL: Enter the remote URL of the file you would like to reference.
Select Save.
Best practices: Avoid uploading numerous copies of the same file by searching for the file beforehand if you are unsure if it already exists on the website.
Link files to Copy Text
In a Copy text block, type out the text you would like linked (e.g. Testing.PDF), highlight the text, and select the Link icon.
Begin typing the name of the File and select it from the drop-down menu that appears.
Select Save.
Select Add block (Or Update if it’s a pre-existing block).
Select state from the Change to: drop-down menu.
Select Save layout.
From the administration bar, select Workbench, and then select My Dashboard.
Select a content page from the Content list or create a new page from Content types. If you need to create a new page, see How to create a web page.
On the content page, select the Layout tab.
Place your cursor where you would like the PDF to be inserted.
From the editing toolbar, select the Insert from media library icon.
Select the File tab on the left side.
Find and select the file you wish to use, then select Insert selected. You may also search for the name of the desired existing file.
Select Add block (or Update if it is a pre-existing Block). Below is how the uploaded file will display.
Select Save layout.
From the administration bar, select Workbench, and then select My Dashboard.
Under Media, select Manage from the drop-down menu beside File.
Find and select the file you wish to use.
Open the file in a new tab. This is to access the URL path of the file.
Copy the relative path of the file, which is everything following "https://uwaterloo.ca ". Include the backslash before the site name.
With the copied path of the file, navigate to the web page you want to link the file to.
Select the Layout tab and select Configure on the desired copy text block or select + Add block to add the link to a new block.
Type out the copy text you would like linked (eg. Testing.PDF), highlight said text, and select the Link icon.
Paste the relative path of the uploaded file into the URL field and select Save.
Remove the originally uploaded file.
Select Update or Add Block. Below is how the linked copy text will display.
