Wix App: Uploading and Managing Your Media

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Upload and manage your site's media directly from the Wix app. You can organize files into media folders, filter files based on file type, and sort them alphabetically or chronologically.

You can also edit your files directly from the Wix app, download and share them, and even copy the file's direct link.

Important:

Any file you upload or edit in your Wix app is also saved to and accessible from your site's Media Manager on desktop; just search for the file's name.

In this article, learn how to:

Uploading media

Add a variety of media and file types to your site directly from the Wix app.

To upload media from the Wix app:

Go to your site in the Wix app.
Tap Manage at the bottom.
Tap Settings and select Media Manager.
Tap Add.
Depending on what you want to upload, tap Take a Photo to Video, Upload Media, or Upload Files.

To add a downloadable PDF

Add a PDF from the web, or add a link that brings your members to a PDF, on your site. There are different ways you can do this:

Add a link to your site: Works by adding a link to your PDF in a content element to your site. You must have the URL of the PDF at the ready to input on your mobile device.
Tip: It's a good idea to copy this to your clipboard before starting the steps.
Add a PDF file to your site from the Web: Works by adding a PDF file from Web as a post on your site. You must have Blog or Forum post on your mobile device to use this option.

To add a link to your site:

Go to your site in the Wix app.
Tap Site & App at the bottom.
Tap Customize under Members App.
Tap the navigation tab that includes the section you want to manage.
Tap + Add Section.
Tap Basic Items on the top.
Scroll down and tap Content Box.
Tap Add Content.
Tap the Add attachment icon at the bottom.
Paste the URL into the URL field to add your link.
1. Select the Link opens in new tab check box if you want your users to open the PDF in a new tab.
Tap Save.
Tap Publish.

To add a PDF file to your site from the Web:

Go to your site in the Wix app.
Tap the Add icon at the bottom.
Choose from the following:
- Create a forum post.
  1. Write your post title and post.
  2. Tap the Add icon on the top left of your text panel.
  3. Tap the Add attachment icon at the bottom.
  4. Paste the URL into the URL field to add your link.
    - Select the Link opens in new tab check box if you want your users to open the PDF in a new tab.
  5. Tap Save.
  6. Tap Next.
  7. Select a category to post your link.
  8. Tap Post.
- Create a blog post:
  1. Write your post title and post.
  2. Tap the Add attachment icon at the bottom.
  3. Paste the URL into the URL field to add your link.
    - Select the Link opens in new tab check box if you want your users to open the PDF in a new tab.
  4. Tap Next.
  5. Tap Post Settings.
  6. Click on each tab at the top to customize the settings available.
  7. Tap Save.
  8. Choose to do one of the following:
    - Save Changes: Changes are saved, ready to be published at a later stage.
    - Schedule: Changes are saved and scheduled to be published on a specific date and time.
    - Save & Publish: Changes are saved and published straight away.

Important:

Images uploaded from the Wix app are automatically compressed. This may affect their quality.

Editing your images

Overhaul your image directly from the Wix app using our built-in editing tools. Add filters and frames, adjust the image's brightness, focus and saturation, apply overlays and stickers, and even add text.

To edit your image:

Go to your site in the Wix app.
Tap Manage at the bottom.
Tap Settings and select Media Manager.
Tap the media you want to edit and tap the More Actions icon .
Tap Edit Media.
Customize your media using the options available.
- Transform: Crop, flip and rotate your image.
- Filter: Tap a filter to apply it to your image.
- Adjust: Adjust the saturation, brightness, highlights, shadows, and more of your image.
- Focus: Reposition the focus of your image and adjust the blurriness of the surrounding area.
- Sticker: Add an illustration to your image.
- Text: Add text to your image. Customize the font, color, background color and alignment of the text.
- Overlay: Apply a graphic overlay to your image. Drag the slider to adjust the intensity of the overlay.
- Frame: Tap a frame to add it to your image. Customize the frame's width and opacity.
- Brush: Draw directly on your image using a brush. Customize the size, color and hardness of the brush.

Managing your media

Keep on top of your media management directly from the Wix app. Download, share, rename, remove and copy media links to your clip board all from the one place.

To manage your media:

Go to your site in the Wix app.
Tap Manage at the bottom.
Tap Settings and select Media Manager.
Tap the relevant media file.
Tap the More Actions icon .
Manage your media using the available options:
- Download: Tap to download the media to your device.
- Copy Link: Tap to copy the direct link to your media to your clip board.
- Share: Tap to share your media on your social media.
- Rename: Tap to rename your file.
- Remove: Tap to move your media to Trash.

Managing Trash:

To retrieve a file from Trash, open the Trash folder and tap the relevant file. Tap Restore.
To permanently delete a file from your media manager, open the Trash folder and tap Delete from Trash.
Note: Deleting files from your Trash folder that are displayed on your live site will delete them from your site too.

Filtering and sorting media

Filter your media files based on file type and sort them alphabetically or chronologically.

To filter and sort media:

Go to your site in the Wix app.
Tap Manage at the bottom.
Tap Settings and select Media Manager..
Tap the Sort by drop-down under your site name.
Choose how to sort your files:
- Newest: Displays your most recently added files at the top of the list.
- Oldest: Displays the files you added least recently at the top of the list.
- File name A-Z: Displays files in alphabetical order.
- File name Z-A: Displays files in reverse alphabetical order.
Select the checkbox next to the relevant file type to filter the files you see.

Managing media folders

With the Wix app, you can keep your media files organized by creating folders for your photos and videos. Give your folders a name, add new media to them or remove folders at anytime.

To manage your media folders

Go to your site in the Wix app.
Tap Manage at the bottom.
Tap Settings and select Media Manager.
Choose what you want to do:

Create a new folder

Add media to a folder

Rename a folder

Remove a folder

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In this article

Uploading media
Editing your images
Managing your media
Filtering and sorting media
Managing media folders

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