Follow up to “How to reorder Media Library categories”

This is intended as a follow up to the highly informative “How to reorder Media Library categories” with some more media library hacks.

1. Other ways to access the Media Library

An interesting way to access the media library is to use the following url:

http:///terminalfour/SiteManager?ctfn=hierarchy&sid=3335

You can also use

http:///terminalfour/SiteManager?ctfn=hierarchy&sid=3335&PIntLoc=3335

This gives you the hierarchy view of the Media Library as opposed to the modify section view so moving, duplicating and so on are now possible.

(The 3335 is our media section id see “How to reorder Media Library categories”.)

2. Set group access to Media Library sections

You can also go into the Media Library sections and set up group access to them. This speeds up user configuration and management.

1. Navigate to relevant section.
2. Go to group tab.
3. Assign group.
4. Update.

Result when user is assigned to group they automatically get media library access.

3. Preview the Media Library

It is also possible to preview you media library from this view. (This requires write-access to the database.)

1. Add a new channel in the usual way.
2. For the root select any section.
3. Now in the database using the id of the channel, update the channel table to make the root value the media section id (e.g. 3335).
4. Add the formatter you require to the media template.
5. Add your style to the root media section.
6. Preview away.

Harry @ Strathclyde

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