How to use the 'Filer' module

How to use a the Media Library:

Step 1: Accessing the Media Library

To manage the files, look for the Filer section and click on "Folders"

Description of the Media library

All folders on the site are displayed like this:

The grey "unsorted uploads" file contains all the images that do not belong in a folder and have been directly uploaded to a CMS page or a blog post.

The blue folders contains all picture folders. You can manage all folders, add and delete them.

When you select a folder or file, the clipboard management icons become accessible. From left to right, the icons allow the following actions on the folder or file:

• Delete
• Copy
• Cut
• allows you to resize/rename the image or file

Files

In the list of files, you can see these columns:

1. Checkboxes (select/deselect a file or folder)
2. An icon of the image (or folder)
3. The name of the image (or folder)
4. The owner of the image/folder (usually the person who hosted/created it)
5. The size (in number of sub-folders & files for folders, in kb & resolution for images)
6. Action buttons (edit or delete)

Updating a file

Instead of deleting an image or file, update it in the back so everywhere that the image currently exists on the site will be replaced by the new image.

Step 1: Navigate to the file you want to update

Find the file, open it, and scroll down to 'Advanced settings'

Step 2: Press 'Choose file' and select the file you wish to replace the old file with. 

Press save, and the updated image or file will be present on the site.