Media Gallery

Store and organize images on your website by using the "Media Gallery" content type, which displays a collection of uploaded images in a slideshow view on your website.

To access the Media Gallery, click "New" from the menu in the upper-right, and then click "Media Gallery".

From here, you'll fill out the necessary/required fields: Name and Primary Site & Section. Full instructions on shared content fields can be found here:

Adding and Editing Content

Unique to Media Gallery Content

Media Galleries will display an array of uploaded images in a slideshow format like so:

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Slideshow in action

Upload Images

On the left-hand side of the page, scroll down until you see the Media option, then click Upload:

When you select "Upload", a window overlay will pop up that allows you to choose a file to upload from your computer.

Supported File Types

Customize Image

Primary Image

When an image is set a "Primary", it will be the primary image that's displayed across the site, meaning it will be the image that displays at the top of it's content page, and as thumbnails on associated pages like so:

By default, the first image you upload will be set as "Primary"

In the case of Media Galleries, the Primary Image will not display as the first slide of the slideshow, only on the content landing page like so:

Reordering Slides

Let's say you changed your mind on the order of slides that you uploaded and you wish to rearrange them. By clicking and dragging the arrows on the right, you're able to automatically reorder them in a matter of seconds:

Make sure you SAVE the content, otherwise your sorting efforts will go unnoticed!