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Files—Using the “Update File” feature

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

You are able to control the file name of your PDFs/documents within the CMS before and after they have been published live to your website. We will use the example of updating the file name of a File content item already within the CMS.  This is common for updating files from month to month or year to year.

When you edit a File content item, you will notice a number of fields. We will explain the purpose of the three underlined ones:

Updating a filename

Updating a filename

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Good File Naming Conventions

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

There are a number of good tips to keep in mind when you name your folders, files, and web pages. These tips will help to keep your URLs short and specific to what they involve. Good file naming will also help with search engine optimization.

  • Don’t include spaces or other punctuation in your folder or file name. If necessary, use dashes in this manner: “my-new-file.pdf”.
  • Try to keep your folder or file name short while still making sense.
  • Use key words.
  • Use lowercase.
  • Pick a filename and stick to it. Besides our CMS restrictions, not renaming your file will keep the file indexed by any search engines.
  • Try to avoid using years, version numbers, or other naming patterns that date a file. Maintenance is reduced and user experience is sustained when you can just overwrite the old file with the new one each year and keep the filename the same. However, for archiving purposes, different filenames may be important (e.g., FY09). To ensure that your new filename updates properly, please let the CMS team in University Marketing and Communications know when you change a filename.

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