You can embed a Media Manager listing directly onto any content page in Govstack. This allows site users to search, sort, and view media pages and their associated documents.
You can see an interactive example of the media manger listing on our demonstration website.
Before you add a Media Manager listing make sure you have set up your categories, meta information, tags and media pages. You can add more options later, but it's easier if these are available during the setup process.
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Add a media manager listing
To add a Media Manager listing to a page, follow these steps:
- Navigate to the page where you would like to add the listing
- Select the 'Add content' button under the 'Main content' area of the page 'Content' tab
- This will open the 'Add content' slide-out panel
- From here, select the 'Media Manager Listing' component
Next, you can customize the content and display options for the listing.
Please note
Media Manager is a paid add-on in the Govstack back office and may not be available on your website. You will still see the 'Media Manager Listing' component even if you don't have Media Manager. If you'd like to get access to this tool, please reach out to your Account Manager or Implementation Specialist.
Customize the content options
You can customize the content and appearance of the Media Manager listing by completing the following content options.
Media folder
Select a folder to limit the files shown to only those within the selected folder and any subfolders.
If a folder is not selected all pages in the 'Media Pages' folder will be displayed. These can be filtered by using the media categories settings, below.
Media categories
Select one or more categories. This will limit the files shown to only those that match at least one of the selected categories. Only these categories will be available in the search filter. If you add both media folders and categories the component will only display media pages in the selected folder(s) that are set to the specified category or categories.
If no categories are selected, then all available categories will be displayed in the search drop down, even if no media pages related to these categories are present.
Tags filters
Select media tags groups to apply to the media manager listing. This will create a dropdown that allows users to filter displayed media pages by applied tags.
The 'Filter label' field is the text that appears in the custom search dropdown.
The 'Filter option sort order' sets the order tags appear in within the search dropdown. This option does not effect the display order of search results.
The 'Filter icon' appears next to the filter label in the search dropdown. For best results use .svg files.
Tags are optional, but if you are not using them be sure to deactivate the tags search dropdown by using the 'Hide tags filter' toggle in the component's Design & Layout settings.
Searchable meta information
Select the specific meta information fields to include in the search filter. If no fields are selected, all meta information fields will be available for filtering. Limit selections to meta information that has been used on the media pages associated with the specified media folder and media categories.
If any date meta information is checked here a 'Date Types' search field will be added to the component's search options. Selecting a date type will further expand the option to search in a date range.
File types
Select the specific file types to limit the filtering options in the search dropdown. If none are selected, all file types will be displayed as filter options, even if no media pages include documents of these types.
Media pages that link to unselected file types will still be displayed in the media page list.
Selecting a single file type will remove the file type search option in the user interface.
Media Manager listing settings
You can adjust the look and layout of your Media Manager listing through the settings tab. To access the settings, select the 'Settings' tab located at the top of the 'Media Manager Listing' slide-out panel.
Review each of the Media Manager listing settings to learn more.
Design and layout
Presentation view
Choose how the file list will be displayed. The options are Grid View or Table View.
Items per row
Set the number of items to display per row in the Grid View layout. You can select between one and four items per row. Several options are available to allow you to customize how items are displayed on different screen sizes.
Image crop
This defines how images will be cropped in the Grid View when a Summary Image is used to represent the file. If no image is provided under summary, a generic file icon will be displayed.
You can adjust the image focal point, crop, and zoom in the Media section of the back office. The component will use the image settings that match the selected 'Image crop' size.
Remove file links
Show or hide both the Download and View links for each item in the listing.
Remove download link
Show or hide the file download link for each item in the listing.
Remove view link
Show or hide the file view link for each item in the listing.
Hide search and filter options
Enable this option to hide the search and filter tools. Only the file listing grid or table will be visible when enabled.
Hide text search
Show or hide the meta information field selection menu and text search input.
Hide category filter
Show or hide the category filter menu.
Hide tags filter
Shows or hides the tags filters.
If tag filters are not configured in the content tab they may still appear above the display grid or table. Use this option to remove them if you are not using tags in your component.
Hide file types filter
Show or hide the file types filter menu.
Note that if you select only one file type under 'File types' in the component content the file type filter will be hidden automatically.
Hide date types filter
Shows or hides the date types filter menu.
Search placeholder text
Enter custom text to replace the default 'Search' placeholder text in the search bar.
Search button text
Provide optional display text for the 'Search' button.
Button color
Change the color of the buttons, including the search, download, and view file buttons.
The available options are set at the site level and can be changed in the Design node. Depending on your Govstack plan, you may not have access to the Design node. If you'd like to access the Design node, please contact your Account Executive or Implementation Specialist.
Table view
Remove categories
Enable this option to hide the Categories column in the table view.
Add meta information columns
Add meta information fields as table columns. These will appear as headings in the table, in the order you arrange them.
Remove date created
Enable this option to hide the Date Created column in the table view.
Remove date modified
Enable this option to hide the Date Modified column in the table view.
Remove file type
Enable this option to hide the File Type column in the table view.
Remove file size
Enable this option to hide the File Size column in the table view.
Remove file links
Enable this option to hide the Download and View link column in the table view.
Remove download links
Shows or hides the file download link in the Download and View column.
Remove view link
Shows or hides the file view link in the Download and View column.
Component
Content colours
You can customize the content colours of the component using the colours that are part of your website design. Depending on your website design, you can add a coloured background behind the component to create a hot spot on the page.
Colour options
The colour options are based on the design of your website. You may be able to change the design colours depending on your Govstack plan. To get access to the website design features, speak with your GHD Digital Account Executive.
Background image
If you'd like, you can add an image to the background of your component. To do this, you need to:
- Select the "+" icon next to the "Background image" field
- This will open the 'Media' folder
- From here, choose the folder that contains the image you'd like to add
- Select the image you'd like to insert
- Press the "Select" button
Please note
Background images ignore the focal point and cropping information added to your image in the media tab. Instead they use the settings provided under "Background image options".
Adding an image behind text can cause colour contrast issues for users with low vision or colour blindness. You should only add an image behind text if it meets the colour contrast ratio requirements associated with accessibility legislation in your region.
Background images do not use alternative text and are not called out for those using screen readers. Make sure that background images do not contain information critical to understanding the meaning or context of your content.
Background image options
You can also set a few options for a background image, including the placement of the image, size of the image and whether or not the image repeats.
Image Size
These settings replace the cropping and sizing settings added in the media section image editor.
Cover - The image will stretch to fill the available space. This is the most popular option for a single image background.
Full-Width - The image stretches to fill the full width of the available space. Depending on the characteristics of the image this may result in gaps at the top and bottom of the component.
Auto - The image displays at it's actual size. This may leave gaps around the edges of your component.
Repeat - The background image with tile vertically and horizontally. Use a smaller image or a tiling image for best results.
Repeat Horizontal - As repeat but the background image tiles in a single row.
Repeat Vertical - As repeat but the background image tiles in a single column.
Image Placement
This setting replaces the focal point setting added in the media section image editor.
Select the origin point of your background image. The image will fill the space behind your component starting from the selected point. You may need to experiment to find the best contrast and focal point position for each image.
Component width
This setting only applies if you are using a page with a 'Full' page layout. Typically, full page layouts are reserved for the home page of your website or any landing pages you've created.
Animation
Animate
You can add animation to the component by selecting the 'Animate' toggle. Once the 'Animate' toggle is selected, you'll have the option to customize the:
- Animation style
- Animation delay (seconds)
- Animation duration (seconds)
Animation style
From the 'Animation style' dropdown menu, select the type of animation you'd like to add to the accordion. There are a variety of different animation options in the following categories:
- Attention Seekers
- Bouncing Entrances
- Fading Entrances
- Flippers
- Light Speed
- Rotating Entrances
- Sliding Entrances
- Zoom Entrances
- Specials
We recommend testing out a variety of animation styles to select the one you like the most.
Please note
Animation styles can cause accessibility issues for some users visiting your website. For example, some users may experience motion sickness when viewing animated elements on your website.
Animation delay
Using the 'Animation delay' slider select the time in seconds that you'd like to delay the animation.
Please note
Animation delay can cause accessibility issues for some users visiting your website. Certain animation styles and delays can combine to make your animated component invisible to screen readers. Please test your animations to make sure they are accessible.
Animation duration
You can select how long you'd like the animation to last on the component by using the 'Animation duration' slider. Select the number of seconds you'd like the animation to continue on the public website.
Advanced
Name
In the 'Name' field you can give a unique name to the component. This will make it easier to differentiate between components, both on your page as well as in your clipboard.
Anchor name
You can create an anchor link that will link a user directly to the top of this component.
When linking to this page add the anchor to the "Anchor / querystring" field in the "Select link" dialogue box. The link will then jump to the top of the target component rather than to the top of the page.
Note that anchor names are case sensitive. For best results use lowercase characters, numbers, and dashes only. Avoid spaces and special characters.
Custom classes
In the 'Custom classes' field, you can add any custom CSS classes you may have. Custom CSS classes can be found in the Design node under the 'CSS' tab in the backend of Govstack.
If you'd like to add more than one custom class, you'll need to leave a space between each class.
Please note
Depending on your Govstack plan, you may not be able to access the Design node in the backend. If you'd like to be able to add custom CSS and get access to the website design, contact your GHD Digital Account Executive.
We cannot guarantee that future updates to Govstack will not break or negatively impact custom CSS.
Additional styles
You can select additional styles to the component, including:
- Spacing
- Visibility
- Design
Spacing
You can remove the spacing around the component by selecting one of the following options:
- Remove spacing
- Remove spacing top only
- Remove spacing bottom only
Visibility
You can customize the visibility of the component. Select one of the following options:
- Hide on all screens
- Hide on extra small screens
- Hide on small screens
- Hide on medium screens
- Hide on large screens
- Hide on extra large screens
Design
Select one of the following options if you'd like to customize the design of the component:
- Show shadows - this will add a shadow effect to the component. Note that by default most Govstack websites do not have shadows. You can add these in the Design node
- Sticky - the component will stay on the screen even as users scroll down the page
Hide from website
Turn on the 'Hide from website' toggle if you'd like to hide this component from the web page.
Preview and publish changes
Once you've added a banner to your page, make sure to preview and publish the page to complete the process.