Categorizing media in your media library

Tagging and organizing your photos, videos, files and other media can make it easier to find them later. You can tag them by where they will be used on the site, by program or department name, or even by subject matter. 

How to Add a New Category

In order to categorize your media, you must first set up categories. Navigate to Structure and select Taxonomy.

1. Click List terms within Media Tags.
2. Click Add term.
3. Enter the name of the Category under the Name field.
4. Click Save.
5. Repeat to add more categories.

Keep in mind that you do not need to recreate “Type” or anything you would see in the title for the Media Item since those are already available filters. 

How to Categorize Media Items on Bulk Upload

1. Navigate to All Content > All Media.
2. Click Add media.
3. Select Bulk Upload: File, Image, or Gallery Images.
4. Add the desired image by dragging it into the File upload box or selecting the file.
5. Click Upload.
6. When adding in title, alt text and other items, select the appropriate category from the list (e.g., Background) under Category.
7. Click Save to finalize the process.

How to Categorize Existing Media Items

1. Navigate to All Content > All Media.
2. Click Edit next to the media item you wish to categorize.
3. Select the appropriate term from the list (e.g., Background) under Category.
4. Click Save to finalize the process.

How to Find Media based on Category

1. Click on All Content> All Media
2. Under "Category", choose the category you would like to select.
3. Select any other criteria you would like to add to your search.
4. Click on "Filter" to display only the Media Items that meet your criteria.