Adding tags to your media pages allows you to create additional search options in the media manager listing component. For example, you could create a set of tags based on the physical location of certain departments, contacts, or services, allowing visitors to search based on their proximity to the location.
Tags are similar to other meta information on media pages, and it is not uncommon to have both a meta information field and a tag displaying the same information. Tags differ from meta information in that they are displayed on each tile in the media manager listing component grid view (they are not displayed in the table view) and that they can have their own search dropdown in the display search fields.
Tags are optional in media manger and can be ignored if not required.
Create a Media Tags Group
You can't create tags directly in the tags folder. You will need to first create a sub-folder called a media tags group to store your tags. If you already have a media tags group you can skip this step.
Media tags groups house all the tags that are displayed together in a search field in the media manager listing component search options so plan your tags so they are grouped appropriately. Tags from different groups cannot appear in the same search dropdown.
To create a media tags group subfolder, follow these steps:
- Navigate to the Media Manager node in the content tree and open it
- Open the 'Tags' node. A list of existing subfolders will expand
- Right click the 'Tags' node to open the node options menu
- Select 'Create'
- Select the 'Media Tags Group' document type
- Enter the subfolder name in the 'Enter a name...' field. Examples might include Location, Year, Status, or any other media page information that requires a separate search field.
- Switch to the advanced tab and disable delete, if necessary. This prevents the media tags group from being deleted without first disabling this setting
- Select 'Save and publish...' to complete the process
Once a media tag group is created it can be added to a media manager listing component to create a search dropdown using the 'Tags Filters' field in the component's content section.
Adding a tag
To add a tag to the media manager, you need to:
- Navigate to the Media Manager node in the content tree
- Open the Media Manager node and expand the 'Tags' node
- Select the target media tags group
- At the upper left of the interface select 'Create Media Tag'
- Enter the tag name in the 'Enter a name...' field
- Select a tag label color. This is the color of the block behind the tag when it is displayed in the media manger listing component grid view. If no colors are available you can add them in your design node at the bottom of the color tab
- Select a tag label icon. This is a small icon that appears next to the tag when it is displayed in the media manger listing component grid view. We recommend the use of .svg files. Tag label icons are optional
- Select 'Save and publish...' to complete the process
Once a tag is created it can be added to a media page through the 'Tags' field in the settings tab.
Deleting a tag
Deleting a tag will remove it from all media pages. Make sure that any media pages that require tags are assigned a new tag.
To delete a tag in the media manager:
- Navigate to the media manager node in the content tree
- Open the media manager node and select the 'Tags' node
- Open the media tags group that contains the tag you want to delete
- Select the tag to delete by clicking on its tile. Do not click the tag title as this will open the tag for editing rather than selecting it
- Select the 'Delete' button at the upper right of the screen. A confirmation dialogue will open and provide a list of any media pages the tag is attached to. Take note and correct these if necessary
- Select 'Yes, delete' in the confirmation dialogue to complete the process
What's next?
Now that you've created your media tags groups and tags you'll want to build your media page templates to create a starting point for your media pages.