Media Manager
- anna.byelyakova (Unlicensed)
- Ivan Fedorchuk
- yulia.gladkova (Unlicensed)
- Artem Semenyuk (Unlicensed)
Media Manager is a place in Webfront that allows you to upload, store, and use files for your website content. You can upload images, short movies, PDF files, etc.
Keep your images organized by creating folders in Media Library. Switch to "picture view" to find images faster.
Uploading an image to Media library
Each time you need to add an image (or other type of file) to content block, offer, or text Media Manager window pops in.
Choose a location of your image in Media Library tree on the left and double click on the image you want to insert.
You can also upload a new image by clicking "Upload new" button under the required folder in the library tree.
There is also a "File browser" section in Webfront which functionality enables you to manage all files available in Media Library on Website.
Find and click “File browser” section on the left vertical black bar of Admin panel.
You will see two sided window with Media Library tree on the left and detailed view on the right. You can switch between Detail view and Picture view to find images faster.
Choose a location/directory for your file in Media Library tree on the left.
You can upload files in 2 ways:
By clicking “Upload new” or “Upload new files” if multiple. Browse the file you want to upload in pop-up window.
By dragging and dropping it into the right window.
Image upload recommendations
image type - WEBP/PNG/JPG (make sure images are sharp and bright) (Read more about optimizing images here).
image size - preferably below 500 Kb (to ensure short page loading time).
image resolution - 72-100 dpi is normally enough for the web. The Resolution above these figures will make the image size too "heavy" and increase page loading time.
image name - should contain only Latin letters, numbers, or the following characters: "-" and "_" (no dots except immediately before file extension).
Finding images in Media Library
Look up a folder you need in Media library folder tree on the left and click on it. All files inside this folder will be displayed on the right part of the screen. You can switch between Detail view (file list) and Picture view (images displayed as thumbnails).
You can filter images in Media Library Detail view by their file type/name. Use filter drop-down field to choose the file type or input file name and click "Filter" button.
You can manage images in Media Library Detail view (view, delete, rename). Click on an image with your right click, and managing submenu will be displayed.
After a file is uploaded to Media Library, you can use it later within Media manager.
When needed, set the location of uploaded image by clicking “Choose picture” button or “blue button with folder icon”. Select the new image in a pop-up window. Double-click on the image you want to insert.
Adding folders to Media Library
You can manage folders in Media Library tree. (add/delete/rename/move)
When you select a location/directory there is managing options appear at the bottom left corner under Media Library tree.
Click "Add new folder" button → insert the folder name that will help you remember what files this folder is for → click "OK" button → a new folder will be added under selected directory.
To move the folder in Media Library tree, drag and drop it into another directory.
