Media Interface

accessing the media library open the media library by clicking media in the hub sidebar \[screenshot hub sidebar with the media item highlighted] grid view all assets are displayed as thumbnails in a responsive grid each tile shows a preview thumbnail the file type indicator a print file icon in the top right corner (if a print version has been attached) click any asset to open its image detail view \[screenshot media library grid view with several image tiles visible, one showing the print file icon] opening a specific asset by url any asset can be linked to directly using its post id the image detail modal opens immediately for that asset — useful for sharing links to specific files with colleagues /media library?imageid=\<post id> \[screenshot image detail modal opened directly via url] multi select in the image chooser when the media library is opened from within an article or acf field (image chooser mode), multiple images can be selected simultaneously button labels make the action clear insert / select — for a single item insert selected — for multiple items \[screenshot image chooser in multi select mode with several items selected and the insert selected button visible] a comprehensive guide to using the purple hub media library overview the media library provides powerful filtering options to help you quickly find the media files you need you can filter by date, file type, author, categories, and language available filters 📅 date filter filter media files by their upload date how to use click the date button in the filter bar choose from quick options or manually select a date range click the calendar to pick specific dates use the from and to fields to enter dates directly format yyyy mm dd (e g , 2025 11 01) click apple to filter results tip the calendar highlights your selected date range, making it easy to see what period you're filtering 🖼️ file type filter filter media by file type to quickly find images, videos, documents, and more available options images jpg, png, gif, etc videos mp4, mov, etc audio mp3, wav, etc documents doc, txt, etc pdf pdf files how to use click the file type button click on one or more file types the counter shows how many types you've selected (e g , "1 ausgewählt") click apply tip you can select multiple file types at once to see all images and videos together, for example 👤 author filter find media files uploaded by specific users how to use click the author button use the search box to find authors by name click on author names to select them click apply tip the search is helpful when you have many users in your system 🏷️ categories filter (kategorien) organize and find media by assigned categories how to use click the category button use the search box to find categories select one or more categories click apply tip categories help organize media by projects, campaigns, or content types 🌍 language filter filter media by language, useful for multilingual content how to use click the language button use the search box to find languages select one or more languages click apply working with active filters viewing active filters when you apply filters, they appear as chips below the filter buttons each chip shows the filter type the selected value(s) an x button to remove that specific filter combining multiple filters you can use multiple filters together to narrow down your search example apply date filter "this month" → shows 79 items add author filter "author 1" → shows 8 items add file type filter "images" → shows 7 items each filter progressively narrows your results removing filters to remove a single filter click the x button on that filter's chip to remove all filters click the clear all button tips & best practices 🎯 quick searches recent uploads use "this week" or "this month" in date filter your own files filter by your name in author filter campaign materials use categories to group related media 🔍 narrow down results start broad and progressively narrow start with date or categories add file type if needed refine with author or language ⚡ keyboard shortcuts type in the search box within dropdowns to quickly find options use tab to navigate between filter buttons press enter after selecting to apply (in some dropdowns) 📊 result count the item count at the bottom shows how many files match your filters example "79 items" tells you exactly how many files are displayed common use cases finding recent images click date → select this week click file type → select images click apply on both reviewing content by author click author → select author name review all their uploaded media add date filter to see recent uploads locating campaign assets click categories → select campaign category click file type → select needed file types all campaign assets appear together multilingual content management click language → select language view all media in that language combine with categories for organized multilingual content troubleshooting no results showing check your filters make sure they're not too restrictive clear all filters click "reset all" and start over verify date range ensure the date range includes uploaded files filter not working click "apply" remember to apply the filter after selection check selections make sure you've selected options before applying refresh page if issues persist, refresh the browser too many results add more filters combine multiple filters to narrow results use specific dates instead of "this month", select exact date ranges use search the search box can further filter results additional features purple dam source the purple dam button in the sources section provides access to the digital asset management system (coming soon) results per page at the bottom of the page, you can adjust how many items display per page default 100 items per page use pagination to navigate through results search box the search box in the top right works alongside filters to search by filename or title uploading images upload images by clicking on "upload media" and then either drag'n'drop your images or click and select the files by browsing your filesystem media upload screen bulk edit metadata after uploading your files, you can edit the metadata that should be set for all of your uploaded media files here you can enter title, alt text, caption and descriptiont additionally it is possible to select media categories if available and additional metafields that are configured for your attachments after you have entered all metadata (leave the fields empty you don't want to change) click on "save" to actually upload the media files to the hub if you click on cancel, no files will be uploaded