File Library Feature

Introduction

The file library feature provides a place for signed-in site visitors (community members) to upload, manage and download files within the community site.

This section of the documentation describes:

• Adding the file library feature to an AEM site.
• Configuration settings for the File Library component.

Adding a File Library to a Page

To add a File Library component to a page in author mode, locate the component:

• Communities / File Library

and drag it into place on a page.

For necessary information, visit Communities Components Basics.

When the required client-side libraries are included, this is how the File Library component will appear:

Configuring File Library

Select the placed File Library component to access and select the Configure icon which opens the edit dialog.

Comments tab

Under the Comments tab, specify if and how comments for uploaded files appear:

• Allow Comments on Files

  If checked, allow comments on uploaded files. Default is unchecked.

• Comments Per Page

  Limits the number of comments shown per page as well as the number of replies shown. Default is 10.

• Max File Size

  This value will limit the uploaded file size. Default limit is 104857600 (10 Mb).

• Max Message Length

  Maximum number of characters that may be entered into the text box. Default is 4096 characters.

• Allowed File Types

  A comma separated list of file extensions with the “dot” separater. For example : .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .doc, .docx, .pdf. If any file types are specifed, then those not specified will not be allowed. Default is not specified such that all file types are allowed.

• Rich Text Editor

  If checked, comments may be entered with markup. Default is unchecked.

• Delete Comments

  If checked, users are allowed to delete their own comments. Default is checked.

• Allow Tagging

  If checked, the ability to add a tag to the file will be enabled. Default is unchecked.

• Allowed Namespaces

  If Allow Tagging is checked, the tags available will be limited to the namespaces checked. If none are checked, then all are allowed. Default is all namespaces.

• Suggestion Limit

  If Allow Tagging is checked, this setting limits the number of suggested tags to display. If set to -1, there is no limit. Default is -1.

• Allow Voting

  If checked, the ability to voter for a file will be enabled. Default is unchecked.

• Allow Following

  If checked, include the following feature for blog articles, which allows members to be notified of new posts. Default is unchecked.

• Enable Mention

  If enabled, allows registered community users to identify other registered members (using first name, last name, user name) and tag them using the common @user-name syntax. The tagged users recieve notifications about their mentions.

• Max Mentions

  Restrict the maximum number of mentions allowed in a post. Default is 10.

• UI Mention Pattern

  Specify the alowed pattern string to tag (@mention) the registered user in a post. For example ~{{familyName}}{{givenName}}.

• Allow Threaded Replies

  If checked, allow replies to posted comments. Default is unchecked.

User Moderation tab

Under the User Moderation tab, configure moderation of comments, if comments are allowed :

• Pre-Moderation

  If checked, comments must be approved before they will appear on a publish site. Default is unchecked.

• Delete Comments

  If checked, the visitor who posted the comment is provided the ability to delete it. Default is checked.

• Deny Comments

  If checked, allow trusted member moderators to deny comments. Default is unchecked.

• Close / Reopen Comments

  If checked, allow trusted member moderators to close and reopen comments. Default is unchecked.

• Flag Comments

  If checked, allow visitors to flag comments as inappropriate. Default is unchecked.

• Flag Reason List

  If checked, allow visitors to choose, from a drop-down list, their reason for flagging a comment as inappropriate. Default is unchecked.

• Custom Flag Reason

  If checked, allow visitors to enter their own reason for flagging a comment as inappropriate. Default is unchecked.

• Moderation Threshold

  Enter the number of times a comment has to be flagged by visitors before moderators are notified. Default is one time (1).

• Flagging Limit

  Enter the number of times a comment has to be flagged before it is hidden from public view. This number must be greater than or equal to the Moderation Threshold. Default is 5.

Sort Settings tab

Sort By

Set as Default

Additional Information

More information may be found on the File Library Essentials page for developers.

For moderation of posted topics and comments, see Moderating User Generated Content.

For tagging posted topics and comments, see Tagging User Generated Content.

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