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Replace an Image

Step by Step Instructions


This guide will cover how to easily replace an image or file once and have those changes take effect automatically across all pages that the image or file is in use.


  1. When saving the new image file to your computer, name the new image the exact same as the one in the CMS you are going to replace. Reminder: filenames should have no capital letters and hyphens/dashes instead of spaces.

  2. Select the Upload button once you have navigaed to the folder in which you wish to replace an image in. 

    replace an image step 1

  3. Click "add" in the window that apprears and search your computer for the new image or drag it from the desktop.

    replace an image step 2

  4. If you have named the image correctly, the file should appear in the box in red with a "Filename already in use" status warning.

    replace image step 3

  5. Check the Overwrite Existing box to overwrite the old image and clear the status warning. Click "Start Upload".

    replace image step 4

  6. Select the check box to the left of the filename in the folder and click publish in the tool bar that appears at the top. 

    how to replace image step 5

  7. Publish to both production (also refered to as default or www) and Dev from the "Publish Target" drop down in the window that appears. 

    how to replace image final step

  8. Your image is now ready to be used. It will automatically update on the pages that the old version was used on however those pages will also need to be republished in order for the change of image to be taken to the live site. Refer to the editing, saving and publishing a page guide.
 
 
 
 
 

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