Welcome to our step by step guide for being able to add an audio clip within your Primarysite Website.
In this guide we will cover:
This document will help you achieve these things in an easy step by step process. If you have any questions, please get in touch.
Getting started
Firstly, you will need to log into your website. This may be done by either clicking a padlock icon or it could be that the words ‘log in’ are situated on the homepage, either in a corner or at the bottom of the page.
A log in screen will then appear, for your details.
As default only, either a super user or anyone under the teacher role type will have the permission to add content to a standard page. We can however amend the permissions for editing for other role types if required. Please give us a call to do this.
How to Add an Audio File
To be able to add an audio file, you need to firstly navigate to the page that you wish to add the audio file to. Once you are in the page, you will need to click the blue ‘edit this page’ button which can be located in the top left corner of the white bar.
Once you have clicked the ‘edit this page’ button, you will be taken to the editing area for your page. You will now need to select the yellow ‘add block’ button.
Clicking the yellow ‘add block’ button will redirect you to the content editor, to select the piece of content you wish to add. In this instance click the purple ‘audio’ block.
You will now see the below screen, where you have the option to add a title and description for the audio file you are uploading.
Next click the yellow ‘add audio file’ button.
You will then be taken to the file uploader to select your files to upload, by clicking the ‘choose files’ button, this will take you to where your files are saved on your PC/device. Alternatively, you can drag and drop the document/s into the file uploader.
Click the ‘start upload’ button, once you have chosen your file. You will then see that your audio is processing.
Please note the website has a file size limit of 75.0MB for audio, if the audio file is bigger than this, it will be rejected. There is the ability to use an online file compressor to condense the size down further. If you are a school who uses audio regularly and the audio files are bigger than 75.0mb, please do contact us to talk about a Video Resource Centre.
Click the blue ‘save’ button in the bottom left corner and then the blue ‘save’ button again to then publish the audio file directly to the page. Your audio will display as below once processed.
How to Edit an Uploaded Audio File
Once a file has been uploaded to your website, you will have the option to delete or edit the title and description, should needs be. To do this, you will need to navigate to the page that the audio file sits on and select the blue ‘edit this page’ button in the top left corner of the website. You will then see the below screen.
You can delete the whole block by selecting the red ‘x’ button located on the right-hand side of your audio clip or if you select the yellow ‘edit pencil’ button, you will be taken to the ‘manage audio block’ area where you can amend your title and/or description.
When you are happy to publish the updates directly onto the page within the website, click the blue ‘save’ button and click the blue ‘save’ button once again.