Uploading files to the root directory of your website

(Google sitemaps etc.)

For various reasons you may wish to have a file published to the root directory of your website. Google sitemaps are an example.

You cannot simply upload a file to the root directory of your site, as the root directory is overwritten when you publish your website.

To force a file to be published to the root directory of your website:

1. Upload the file using the 'Files' tab
2. Create a link to the file anywhere on your website.

Note: If you do not need (or want) the file to be easily accessible by regular visitors, the easiest option is to:

1. Create a new page
2. Set the new page not to appear in the menu [how to set page properties]
3. Create links to the files you require on this new page [how to create links to files]. It does not matter what text you use for the link, so for easy maintenance we suggest you simply use the filename as the link text.
   E.g.:
   sitemap.xml
   anotherfile.htm