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---
title: Attachments
description : "The Attachments shortcode displays a list of files attached to a page."
---
The Attachments shortcode displays a list of files attached to a page.
{{% attachments /%}}
## Usage
The shortcurt lists files found in a **specific folder** .
Currently, it support two implementations for pages
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1. If your page is a markdown file, attachements must be placed in a **folder** named like your page and ending with ** .files**.
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> * content
> * _index.md
> * page.files
> * attachment.pdf
> * page.md
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2. If your page is a **folder** , attachements must be placed in a nested ** 'files'** folder.
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> * content
> * _index.md
> * page
> * index.md
> * files
> * attachment.pdf
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Be aware that if you use a multilingual website, you will need to have as many folders as languages.
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That's all!
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### Parameters
| Parameter | Default | Description |
|:--|:--|:--|
| title | "Attachments" | List's title |
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| sort | "asc" | Sorting the output in `asc` ending or `desc` ending order |
| style | "" | Choose between `orange` , `grey` , `blue` and `green` for nice style |
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| pattern | ".*" | A regular expressions, used to filter the attachments by file name. < br />< br /> The **pattern** parameter value must be [regular expressions ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expression ).
For example:
* To match a file suffix of 'jpg', use ** .*jpg** (not *.jpg).
* To match file names ending in 'jpg' or 'png', use ** .*(jpg|png)**
### Examples
#### List of attachments ending in pdf or mp4
{{%/*attachments title="Related files" pattern=".*(pdf|mp4)"/*/%}}
renders as
{{%attachments title="Related files" pattern=".*(pdf|mp4)"/%}}
#### Colored styled box
{{%/*attachments style="orange" /*/%}}
renders as
{{% attachments style="orange" /%}}
{{%/*attachments style="grey" /*/%}}
renders as
{{% attachments style="grey" /%}}
{{%/*attachments style="blue" /*/%}}
renders as
{{% attachments style="blue" /%}}
{{%/*attachments style="green" /*/%}}
renders as
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{{% attachments style="green" /%}}