Uploading Media

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 editing metadata after selecting files, the upload dialog shows a list of all added files on the left and a metadata panel on the right you can edit the title , alt text , caption , description , media category , and any custom metafields, either for all files at once or for each file individually edit data for all files when more than one file is added, an edit data for all files entry appears at the top of the list and is selected by default any value you enter here is applied to every file in the batch clearing a field here clears it on all files editing a single file click a file in the list to select it the metadata panel then shows that file's own values, which you can edit independently a value set on a single file overrides whatever was entered for all files switching between files keeps your entries without needing to save removing files click the x icon on a file to remove it from the list — removed files are not uploaded removing files down to a single one hides the "edit data for all files" entry; removing the last file returns you to the upload area required fields if a media category (or any other field) is configured as required, files missing a required value show a "missing required fields" hint, and the save button stays disabled until every file has all required fields filled click save to upload all files with their metadata, or cancel to discard them supported file types purple dam accepts the following file types images jpeg, png, webp, gif, svg video mp4, mov, webm audio mp3, wav, ogg, m4a documents pdf print images docid\ lfwf bbbygycztmy81wpm psd, tiff, ai, eps, indd (via ppi plugin — see below) uploading files open the media library click the upload button in the top right corner drag and drop files into the upload area, or click choose files to browse optionally fill in shared metadata (title prefix, caption, alt text) before confirming click upload shared metadata is applied to all files in the batch individual fields can be edited per asset afterwards in the image detail view psd and tiff files (ppi plugin) if the ppi plugin is active on your instance, uploading a psd or tiff file is handled automatically the file is converted to a web optimised webp on upload the webp becomes the main image shown in the media library and in articles the original psd/tiff is stored as the print images docid\ lfwf bbbygycztmy81wpm attachment — no manual step needed target article ( dam+ only ) see for more information on why to use it target article docid\ o2u4ebrmogsf1g aqcmfn or learn about purple dam plus docid\ q2 fg1ax3roq7tztthrmp how it works in the upload dialog, click the target article field type to search for an article and select it complete the upload as normal multiple articles can be assigned to the same media item the target can also be changed later in the image detail view