Shared Content

Sharing Media, Links and Documents in a Chat

Every conversation in Velora quietly collects the things people send: the venue photos, the caterer’s quote, the Google Maps pin for the mehendi. This screen gathers all of it in one place so you never have to scroll back through weeks of messages to find a file.

Note

This view works the same way for direct messages, group chats, event channels and announcement threads. Whatever conversation you open it from, you see only the files shared in that conversation.

Opening the shared files view

How to get there: Chat > open a conversation > conversation options > Media, links and docs

1. Open the conversation you want to search.
2. Open the conversation header or options.
3. Tap Media, links and docs.
4. Choose a tab: Media, Links or Docs.

The title bar shows the conversation name so you always know which chat you are looking at. Tap the back arrow to return.

Tip

Keep one channel per vendor category: caterer, decor, photographer. When each conversation has its own file list, finding last month’s quotation takes seconds instead of a scroll marathon.

Finding a photo or video

How to get there: Media, links and docs > Media

1. Tap the Media tab.
2. Scroll the grid of thumbnails. Newer items appear first.
3. Look for the small play badge in the corner: that marks a video.
4. Tap any thumbnail to open the photo or video full size.

Voice notes and audio files appear here too, shown as a headphone tile with the file name instead of a picture. Tap one to play it.

A count at the bottom tells you how many items are loaded. As you scroll to the end, more load automatically.

Tip

Before you confirm a decor vendor, open the Media tab and compare their sample photos side by side in the grid. It is much easier than judging one image at a time in the chat.

Reopening a shared link

How to get there: Media, links and docs > Links

1. Tap the Links tab.
2. Scan the cards. Each shows the page title, the website it came from and a preview image where available.
3. Tap View message at the bottom of a card to open that link.

Next Best Action

Once you have the venue and vendor links gathered, most organizers:

• For a wedding or large function: Build your vendor checklist
• For a corporate meetup or fest: Share the agenda with your team

Finding a document

How to get there: Media, links and docs > Docs

1. Tap the Docs tab.
2. Read down the list. Each row shows the file name, its size, who sent it and the date.
3. Use the icon on the left to spot the file type at a glance: PDF, document, spreadsheet, slide deck, zip folder or plain text.
4. Tap a row to open the file.

Tip

Ask vendors to send quotations with the amount in the file name, for example Sharma-Caterers-quote-185000.pdf. Your Docs list then reads like a price comparison sheet.

What Each Tab Shows You

Tab	What you find there
Media	Photos, videos and audio files, in a thumbnail grid
Links	Web pages shared in the chat, with title and source site
Docs	Files such as PDFs, Word documents, spreadsheets, slide decks and zip folders

What to Do Next

Your Situation	Recommended Next Step
You found the vendor quote you needed	Record the vendor and budget
The file was never shared in this chat	Ask in the conversation
You want the whole team to see a document	Post it as an announcement
Too many photos to sort through	Create a dedicated channel
The link points to a venue you like	Add the venue to your event

Related Articles

• Chat Basics - How to send messages, photos and files in the first place.
• Creating Channels and Groups - Organise conversations so shared files stay easy to find.
• Announcements - Share an important document with everyone at once.
• Vendor Coordination - Track the vendors whose quotes land in these chats.
• Budget Tracking - Turn those quotations into a working budget.
• Event Team and Roles - Control who can join a conversation and see its files.
• Notification Settings - Get alerted when someone shares a new file.

Troubleshooting

“No media yet” - Nobody has shared a photo, video or audio file in this conversation. Check that you are in the right chat, then ask for the file in the conversation itself.

“No links yet” - No web links have been shared here. Links only appear once someone sends an actual web address in a message.

“No documents yet” - No files have been shared in this conversation. Photos and videos live under the Media tab, not here, so check there too.

A thumbnail shows a broken image icon - The preview could not load, usually because of a weak connection. Switch to a stronger network and reopen the screen; tapping the tile often still opens the full file.

Tapping a file does nothing - The file opens in another app on your phone. If nothing happens, you may not have an app installed that can read that file type. Install a PDF or documents viewer and try again.

The list stops loading as you scroll - Older items load in batches as you reach the bottom. On a slow connection, pause for a moment and scroll again to fetch the next batch.