Upload and link to files inside rich text editors

Many of our clients have files (PDFs, Word documents, etc.) that they want to upload and link to inside the body of a rich text editor just like they do with images. Using separate file upload forms doesn't cut it when the number of files that may be needed is unknown.

The lack of this feature is a big reason we can't recommend Webflow to many of our clients. Can this be added?

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  • Nov 2 2018
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  • Lomaro Caldwell commented
    May 29, 2023 14:47

    Any progress in this function? This is basic and essential

  • Paul Coertjens commented
    May 15, 2023 07:42

    I just now realized that this is not possible. However essential

  • Seth Reese commented
    March 09, 2023 17:33

    This is such a basic and vital function for clients. It's stupid and cumbersome for them to email me a file every time they want to make a simple change. This isn't a problem in Wordpress sites. You need to make this work.

  • Paul Irwin commented
    February 16, 2023 15:44

    Just realising this can't be done in Webflow. I'm going to be having a horrible conversation with the client trying to explain why this basic functionality of a CMS is missing. Please can this be addressed. Thanks!

  • Uwe Thomaschky commented
    January 19, 2023 09:56

    This is also a problem for us. It would be nice if this could be solved in a timely manner.

  • Peter Laundy commented
    November 20, 2022 02:42

    Would be very useful to our Guest Editors. Seems a no-brainer feature.

  • Farewell Media commented
    June 29, 2022 16:36

    Any movement on this yet?

  • Marathon Studio commented
    December 22, 2021 09:19

    Any progress in this function? .(

  • Peter Van Laer commented
    May 21, 2021 12:18

    We currently have a collection with a file upload field but this is confusing because the slug's for uploaded files show up in the link selector of the editor but don't link to the actual file since the slug does not have page because it's merely created when a file is uploaded. We need a dedicated assets collection in the editor so that can users can upload files from the editor and link to them from eg. richt text links in the editor. Currently we have to tell clients to copy the direct link for the asset and past it as an external link in the editor. This works but it's a very cumbersome process.

  • Richard Hogan commented
    April 27, 2021 16:30

    Yep. This is a much needed feature. Please add this sooner than later.

  • Josh Brown commented
    January 08, 2021 03:14

    Man. I agree with all these comments. I'm using webflow long enough to discover all these small petty issues. Why can we not link to PDFs using the rich text element OR the Editor? I don't understand.

  • Jonny Growfox commented
    December 14, 2020 15:56

    Any updates on this?

  • DMC Studio commented
    October 26, 2020 00:34

    Agreed with other comments .. this is urgently needed!!

  • Katja Perez commented
    September 28, 2020 09:08

    This is urgently needed. Webflow, please add this function!

  • Hamish Maclean commented
    May 28, 2020 01:57

    This is a really nasty client usability issue. It goes hand in hand with the fact there is no editor asset manager for clients. Site editors need easy content management.

  • Jiri Sostok commented
    May 19, 2020 15:42

    there is already a link option to a page, why not to add a link to a file? This is really something I would like to see. Thanks in advance.

  • Stephan Nabbe commented
    February 20, 2020 08:47

    Hi Webflow,

    Can we please have a status update on this topic.

    I have 3 websites on Webflow for one client, and still some old sites to convert for this client. But the editors are getting more and more reluctant to change the other sites also to webflow because of this weird omission in the webflow editor.

    Is this topic still worked on, or not important enough for webflow in the near future? In any case I would really want to know, so I can honestly advise this client how to proceed.

    thanks.

  • Stephan Nabbe commented
    January 15, 2020 07:42

    Dear Webflow,

    Can you please give us a status update on this issue: will this be possible in the near future or is this not considered a big issue? My clients are complaining a lot about this, it means they still have to come back to me for adding and replacing pdf and other files on their sites. And it's simply not workable to have to cut the rich text blocks in parts and add text link blocks inbetween every time.

  • PS Werbung commented
    May 07, 2019 05:26

    Very basic for a real «classic cms competitor» which webflow want's to be!

  • Graham Barr commented
    May 01, 2019 07:29

    This seems such as basic feature. Why have it in normal text links but not in a RTE? C'mon Webflow I cannot believe this is nothing more than an oversight?

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