To keep our site organized and maintain fast site speeds, please follow the naming conventions below and always save your assets in the appropriate place within the assets site.
When adding new images or documents to pages, you must first visit the assets site and upload them to the correct folder. Cascade will not allow you to upload them directly from the file chooser when editing a page.
You can then select the assets site within the file chooser and search your file to find and add it to the page(s) you're working on.
Cascade will not allow users to upload images or documents larger than 2MB. Ensure your files are as small as possible before uploading them to the CMS — large files impact site speed.
Uploading new images
All images should be uploaded to the assets site in the image folder.
Before uploading a new image, please check the images already uploaded in that size to help prevent duplication.
Naming your image
Where to upload your images
The image asset tree in Cascade is based on the use case or purpose. An image should be added to the folder representing how it will be used.
For example:
- If you are uploading an image to use in a large CTA, you would name the file ct-short-descriptor-1400x800.jpg and upload it to images > CTAs > 1400x800 folder.
- If you are uploading an image to use in a story being published in December of 2025, you would name the file nw-sort-descriptor-730x485.jpg and upload it to images > news > 2025 > 12
- If you are uploading an image for a person to use in a testimonial, you would name it pe-persons-name-400x400.
- If you are uploading an image to use in a WYSIWYG, you would name it in-short-descriptor-###x###.jpg and upload it to images > custom size > appropriate folder.
Consult the appropriate block guidelines in this knowledge base for image sizes and file formats.
| Image use case | File name starts with | Variants | Upload to folder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accordion image | acc- | With image/ With steps |
images > accordions |
| Alumni business listing | images > accordions > alumni directory | ||
| Card image | cd- | Default | images > cards > default-600x400 |
| Mini | images > cards > mini-600x600 | ||
| Full image | images > cards > full-image-720x720 | ||
| Featured business | images > cards > alumni-directory | ||
| Campus map | images > cards > map-1250x562 | ||
| Calls to Action (CTAs) image | ct- | Image overlap | images > calls-to-action > image-overlap-600x600 |
| Large | images > calls-to-action > large-1400x800 | ||
| Custom size (for use in WYSIWYG content areas) | in- | n/a | images > custom-size > Appropriate folder |
| Event image | ev- | Thumbnail | images > events > Year or other > thumb-square |
| Feature | images > events > Year or other > feature-750x500 | ||
| Custom size (these should only be used within the WYSIWYG field for your event) | images > events > Appropriate folder | ||
| Feature image | ft- | Default | images> features |
| Full-width grid image | fwg- | Single media column | images > full-width-grid > single-column-1440x720 |
| Two column | images > full-width-grid > two-column-1080x720 | ||
| Banners | br- | Floating | images > hero > floating-960x800 |
| Full-width half-size | images > hero > full-width-1200x720 | ||
| Full-width full-size | images > hero > full-width-1920x720 | ||
| Program/apprenticeship | images > hero > programs-600x400 | ||
| Summer camps | images > hero > summer-camps-1000x500 | ||
| Image gallery | img- | Image row/Text and image | images > gallery > image-row-700x700 |
| Masonry gallery | images > gallery > masonry-720x720 | ||
| Key message image | kmsg- | Text banner | images > key-messages |
| Steps/checklist image | stp- | Default | images > checklist |
| People (Profile or bio photos) | pe- | Testimonial Default | images > people > testimonial-400x400 |
| Story images | nw- | Feature image | images > news > year > month |
How to upload new images to assets
Uploading new documents
You can upload the following document file formats:
.pdf (preferred) | .doc | .docx | .xlsx | .xls
How to name your documents
When uploading documents to the asset site, the file names should adhere to the following guidelines.
- Written in lowercase.
- No capital letters.
- No spaces.
- Use dashes instead.
- No special characters, including periods, ampersands, and dollar signs - letters and numbers only.
Documents may contain years if required ([year or policy#]-asset-name) For example, 2022-academic-upgrading-study-guide.pdf
Where to upload documents
The document asset tree in Cascade is sorted based on the primary sait.ca site tree. Each top-level folder contains additional folders for related sections.
For example:
- documents related to tuition and fees should be uploaded to the admissions > tuition-and-fees folder.
- documents related to policies and procedures should be uploaded to the about-sait > policies-and-procedures folder.
Content contributors' edit access to folders may vary depending on assigned sections of sait.ca.
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.