Configuring file uploads

In addition to creating new text documents in the content editor (with Word processor-style formatting), users can upload files of other types, such as PDF files, Word documents, and spreadsheets.

Enabling file upload

Uploaded documents can add up in size. If this becomes an issue, you can limit the size of uploaded files or disable file uploads altogether.

To enable and configure document upload:

1. In the Admin Console, go to System > Settings > Documents.
2. To enable document upload, under General Settings, in Enable uploaded documents, select Enabled.
3. In Max uploaded document size, specify the size limit per file in KB.

   The default is 51200 KB.

4. In Max number of uploaded files in a batch, specify the maximum number of files in batch.

   The default is 10 files per batch.

5. Under General Settings, click Save.

Limiting allowed file types for file uploads

If you enable file upload, you can disallow content types that you don't want people to upload. You can also add MIME types that aren't in the current list.

To limit allowed file types:

1. In the Admin Console, go to System > Settings > Documents.
2. Under Content Types, select one of the following:
   • Allow all content types except those listed below: This option limits all file types specified in Selected Content types.
   • Disallow all content types except those listed below: This option allows only the file types specified in Selected Content types.
3. Under the Common Content Types, select the file type you wish to add to Selected Content types and click << button.

   For example, to block uploading a JPEG file, you can select image/jpeg from Common Content Types. Similarly, to block Microsoft Word files:

   • Select application/msword from Common Content Types to block word documents in .doc format.
   • Type application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document to add a new content type to block word documents in .docx format.
4. Under Content Types, click Save.