Media and files

01 Folders, filenames and file revisions A filename is the stable address of an upload, and the file or image behind it is versioned content, which is why an asset can be replaced without breaking a link. The model, how an upload becomes an image or a file, and tags on files.

02 Duplicate strategy and upload folders What an upload does when its name is already taken, where an upload lands when no folder is given, and the settings to choose for a new site and for a content migration that runs more than once.

03 File access, sharing and expiry Files in the file manager are public by design: anyone with a file's address can download it. What sharing a file with a user does and does not do, how an expiry date works, and where to read about files only members should reach.

04 Virtual files and where uploads are stored The bytes of every uploaded file and image are kept as a virtual file: small ones in the database, all of them in a store on disk. Why virtual files resolve last as templates, and why a migration must move the store with the database.

05 File manager settings The file manager's listing limits, which authors can set for their own account, and document preview images, a site setting that can slow the listing of new folder contents.

Objects ReferenceGenerated from the platform, so it is always current

API ReferenceEvery REST endpoint, in cURL, PHP, Python and JavaScript

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