The Media Centre is where you upload the images, documents and other files for your website.
The Media Centre accepts the following file types: doc, docx, eot, jpeg, jpg, mp3, ods, odt, pdf, png, ppt, pptx, svg, swf, ttf, woff, woff2, xls, xlsx, and zip.
⚠️ Important: We have a limit of 10MB per file. For images, we have a limit of a maximum image size of 3000 x 3000 pixels. If your image exceeds this, you will need to lower the resolution of the image before uploading.
Before you add files to the Media Centre make sure that you have labeled or named them. This will help you search for them easily when you want to use them.
🤓 Tip: We recommend you also add the image size (in pixels) in the file name for future reference, for example image_200x350.jpg.
Open the Media Centre
To access the Media Centre select the Tools module in the Manager, then click Media centre in the side menu.
The Media Centre will open in a new window.
Upload a file
Click the Browse button to open the file explorer on your computer. To upload a file, select it in the file explorer and click Open.
We recommend uploading all your photos as compressed JPEG files to improve download speeds on your site.
Your uploaded file(s) will be appear at the top of the Media Centre file window. You can select to upload up to five files at a time. Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and select the files you want to upload.
Organise your files
You can organise your files in the platform by using tags and categories.
To add a tag to a file:
Select the file in the Media Centre window.
Click the Tags tab above the file in the right-hand column.
To enter a new tag, enter the name of the tag into the field and press Enter.
To add an existing tag enter the name of the tag into the field and select it from the dropdown.
To remove a tag hover your cursor over it and click the red circle icon.
Add a category to a file
Select the file in the Media Centre window.
Click the Categories tab above the file in the right-hand column.
Select the category or categories you wish to add to the file from the dropdown menu.
The categories will appear automatically in boxes above the dropdown menu.
To remove a category hover your cursor over it and click the red circle icon.
Add alt text to images
It’s important to add alt text to the images on your site to improve the accessibility of your website for people who use screen readers. It is also a requirement for W3C validation.
To add alt text to an image:
Select the image in the Media Centre window.
Click the Settings tab above the image in the right-hand column.
Add the alternative text in the field and then click Save settings.
The alt text should offer a short meaningful description of what’s in the image, and include any text which is visible in the image.
Remove files from the Media Centre
To remove a file from the Media Centre:
Select the file in the Media Centre window.
Click the Settings tab above the file in the right-hand column.
Unselect the box that says Active.
Click Save settings.
Deactivating a file won't remove it from your website. If you want to remove a file from a page on your site, you need to remove it from the page itself rather than through the Media Centre.