Content types

Watch the YouTube media library tutorial 

The media library contains three content types:

• images
• documents
• remote videos

Finding a media item

You can:

• use the 'media name' field to search for something.
• filter by media type
• select a directory to only see files for that area

Images

Select 'add media' then 'image' to add a new file:

• the size limit is 10MB
• allowed file types are png, gif, jpg and jpeg

Select a media directory folder to place the image in.

Documents

Select 'add media' then 'document' to add a new file.

The size limit is 64MB.

The allowed file types are: 

• txt
• rtf
• doc
• docx
• ppt
• pptx
• xls
• xlsx
• pdf
• odf
• odg
• odp
• ods
• odt
• fodt
• fods
• fodp
• fodg
• key numbers pages
• csv

Select a media directory folder to place the document in. 

For more on adding documents, go to documents.

Once you have saved the term, the folder should be visible to select when adding your file. 

Remote videos

You can link to media from the following services: YouTube and Vimeo.

To add a remote video:

• go to YouTube or Vimeo and get the share code of the video
• paste it into the URL field
• select a media directory folder to place the remote video in
• go to the page you want to place the video
• browse to the media library and select the video
• it will then be embedded into the page

Media directories

Place the file or image into a directory. If no relevant directory folder exists, go to:

• structure>taxonomy>media directories
• select 'add term'

Media usage

To find out where something is being used (on which pages), go to media usage.