Wiki > Attachments

Any logged in user may attach files to a wiki topic. The attached files will appear in a list at the bottom of the page, and may be downloaded by any wiki user. In addition, you may create links to attached files inside a wiki page. Images will appear inline (and need to end in an image extension to be inline), while other file types will appear as a download link.

To attach a file, select the "Edit page attachments" option at the bottom of a page. (If this option doesn't appear, you probably aren't logged in.) From the attachments page, you may add a new attachment or edit existing ones. Once attached, an attachment cannot be deleted from that page or renamed by a normal user - so make sure the attachment carries the proper name on it (and proper extension) before uploading. If you do want an attachment deleted, add "DELETE" to the attachment description and make change to the page holding it with "DELETE ATTACHMENT" in the change comments - an admin will check and delete it if merited.

When editing an existing attachment, you may upload a new file to replace the current one in the attachment and/or enter a new description for the attachment. (If you enter a description and select "update" without selecting a file to upload, the attachment description is updated without changing the file.) Old versions of an attachment are saved.

Attachments do not need to be attached to the same page that they are called from. If the same attachment/image needs to be used on multiple pages, simply refer to the first page which has the attachment attached to it or create a separate page for storing attachments, which acts as a folder for storing files, in essence.

To refer to an attachment from within a wiki page, use [[PageName$AttachmentName]]. This syntax is identical to the usual link syntax, with a "$" and the name of the attachment following the page. Image attachments will automatically be displayed inline to the page.