The Media Library

The Media Library can be accessed from the Media widget:

By default, the Media Library lists all the media that has been uploaded into the system in a Grid View.

You can toggle between the view options from Grid View to List view by clicking the icons above

The Media Library lists all the media that have been uploaded into the system. Whether you upload media directly into pages or posts or into the media library, once any media has been uploaded into the system it will be available for you to use in the media library. Once the media is in the media library it can be used on any page or post throughout the site.

At the top left of the Media Library screen, your media is sorted into type and tallied to give you a quick reference as to how much media, and what type of media, are available for you to use. Clicking on any of these headings will filter the list to media of that type only. At the top right of the screen there is a handy Search bar allowing you to search the Media Library for any files containing particular words. Underneath the Search bar is the number of Items the Media Library currently have.

Directly beneath the media type headings and search bar is the Bulk Actions drop down menu, which essentially allows you to delete multiple files at once as previously explained. Next to the Bulk Actions menu is a date filter that allows you to filter the media list to media uploaded in a certain month. Simply choose the date you require from the drop down list and click on the Filter button.

Below the bulk actions and filter tools is the list of media. The list displays a thumbnail of the media file, the file name and type, the author who uploaded the media, any pages or posts the media file is currently attached to, any comments on those pages or posts, and the date the media were uploaded. Media that are not an image will show a generic thumbnail for that media type. For example, Audio will show a thumbnail of musical notes, and Video will show a thumbnail of a clapperboard with a play button.

Clicking on the page or post in the "Attached to" column will take you to the Edit screen for that page or post.

Clicking on the comments icon will take you to the Edit screen, which is covered in more detail later.

Placing the mouse over the media file thumbnail or name will display the Options menu, allowing you to Edit or Delete Permanently the media file or View the media file as its own post.

Edit

Clicking on Edit, or in fact the media file name or thumbnail, will take you to the Edit Media screen, which looks like this:

At the top of the Edit Media screen, you will find a larger thumbnail of the media file, the file name, type, and the date when it was uploaded.

Click on the Edit Image button (button shown below), and it will lead you to an image editor. This section is further explained when you click on the Next link below.

The fields you can edit are the Title, Caption and Description.

Once you are happy with your changes, click on the Update Media button.