The CitySites File Manager

Moving files between your desktop computer and any of your web pages is right now easy and quick, thanks to the drag–and–drop feature delivered by the File Manager. You could pull files from your PC and drop them in the Web Control Panel through a secure SSL connection. That’s it. It usually takes just a few seconds to publish a data file and slightly longer for any larger data files and folders.

You don’t need to add any third–party software package or Internet browser addons. The drag’n’drop functionality built into the File Manager performs just as well on all major operating systems.

We’ve always given our best to make File Manager as intuitive as it could possibly be, so you’ll be able to come up with adjustments for your files. In addition to the regular command bar at the top of the page, we have in addition designed right–click contextual menus with all the current simple file management choices. Simply click on a file or folder and pick the activity that you like through the collection which will turn up.

It is possible to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or folder you select using a click of the mouse. If you click on a folder, it’s also possible to make a completely new folder or file in it.

The right–click choices are conveniently obtainable any time you choose different files or folders simultaneously.

On account of the internal archive/unarchive option, the File Manager will allow you to deal with huge files with no need to use FTP. You are able to pack a directory to a small size by clicking on the Compress button or gain access to the contents of an archived directory using the Extract button. When compressing a directory as well as a selection of files, you can also choose the archive extension (.ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ) and then the title of one’s archive file.

CitySites’s File Manager makes it possible for you to edit your files on the web server and never have to download, adjust and re–upload them. It is possible to update your files straight away on the net, employing the in–built editors. We provide you with a code editor with syntax emphasizing for your .JS or .PHP files, a WYSIWYG editor for HTML files, plus a regular text editor for more expert users.

You can access every file editor making use of the right–click context menus. All alterations made to the files are demonstrated instantaneously online – you can directly examine them inside your Internet browser.

All the files within your website hosting account are arranged into directories. Every host features its own primary folder, that follows the file hierarchy you have pre–set. In this way, it is an easy task to take care of all of your hosts from a single location without probability of becoming lost or baffled.

By standard, you will see each of the hosts conveniently placed in a table and if you mouse–click once on a given host, you will observe each of the sub–folders and files related to it. By clicking two times, you are going to visit a webpage which is centered on that host exclusively. An additional way to load the folder related to a given host and then to work with it exclusively, is using the drop–down menu at the top of the primary File Manager file table.

The CitySites File Manager is developed in such a manner as to help you feel just like employing the file explorer on your laptop. It provides a possibility to drag your files and to drop them inside a desired area and displays all of the readily available edit options upon clicking the right computer mouse button. In addition, the tool features an internal file preview option as well as other file editors that will assist you modify your files live straight from your Web Control Panel.

Also, we have incorporated a collection of file management posts and how–to video lessons to assist you rather quickly learn how to work with the tool.

You can work with a large number of files concurrently when using the multi–selection capacity of the CitySites File Manager. All you need to do is just hold down the Control key and click on the files or folders which you want to choose. If you need to select a list of files/folders in a row at once, click the first file/folder, click the Shift key and then choose the last file or folder inside the set.

For those who have chosen the desired files/folders, you can either drag them to an alternative place, or use different activities to them when using the right–click contextual menu as well as the buttons near the top of the file table.

Password protection is the best route to confine the accessibility to a specialized component of your website which you don’t need to be noticeable to every one. For instance, this can be a safe and secure members’ place or even an area with copyrighted data that you want exclusively specific people to view.

From the File Manager you’re able to password–secure your website or a specified directory inside it with merely a click of the mouse. Just right–click a folder, pick Password Protection and fill in the login name and security password. You do not have to take care of .htaccess files as well as to make any extra configurations. In the future, just the visitors that have your user name and security password will access your site.