Media Library Filter Guide

a comprehensive guide to using the filtering features in 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 (datum) filter media files by their upload date how to use click the datum button in the filter bar choose from quick options heute (today) gestern (yesterday) diese woche (this week) letzte woche (last week) dieser monat (this month) letzter monat (last month) vergangenheit (past) zukunft (future) or manually select a date range click the calendar to pick specific dates use the von (from) and bis (to) fields to enter dates directly format yyyy mm dd (e g , 2025 11 01) click anwenden (apply) to filter results tip the calendar highlights your selected date range, making it easy to see what period you're filtering 🖼️ file type filter (dateityp) filter media by file type to quickly find images, videos, documents, and more available options bilder (images) jpg, png, gif, etc videos mp4, mov, etc audio mp3, wav, etc dokumente (documents) doc, txt, etc pdf pdf files how to use click the dateityp button click on one or more file types the counter shows how many types you've selected (e g , "1 ausgewählt") click anwenden (apply) tip you can select multiple file types at once to see all images and videos together, for example 👤 author filter (autor) find media files uploaded by specific users how to use click the autor button use the search box to find authors by name click on author names to select them click anwenden (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 kategorien button use the search box to find categories select one or more categories click anwenden (apply) tip categories help organize media by projects, campaigns, or content types 🌍 language filter (sprache) filter media by language, useful for multilingual content available languages deutsch (german) english (india) italiano (italian) français (french) español (spanish) العربية (arabic) ελληνικά (greek) and more how to use click the sprache button use the search box to find languages select one or more languages click anwenden (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 (e g , "datum ", "autor ") 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 "dieser monat" → shows 79 items add author filter "simon binder" → shows 8 items add file type filter "bilder" → 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 alle zurücksetzen (clear all) button tips & best practices 🎯 quick searches recent uploads use "diese woche" or "dieser monat" 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 datum → select diese woche click dateityp → select bilder click anwenden on both reviewing content by author click autor → select author name review all their uploaded media add date filter to see recent uploads locating campaign assets click kategorien → select campaign category click dateityp → select needed file types all campaign assets appear together multilingual content management click sprache → 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 "alle zurücksetzen" and start over verify date range ensure the date range includes uploaded files filter not working click "anwenden" 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 "dieser monat", 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 need help? if you encounter any issues with filtering clear all filters and try again check that media files have the metadata you're filtering by contact your system administrator for advanced filtering needs last updated november 2025 version 1 0