Adding and Managing Categories
DAM Categories allows you to organize a specific set of assets in your Konvert™ Digital Asset Library.
In this article, we will explain:
- How to access the Categories page
- How to add a category
- How to edit a category
- How to delete a category
- How to reorder categories
ACCESS THE CATEGORIES PAGE
To access the Categories page (Fig. 4), click the drop-down menu in the top-left corner of the page and select the Digital Asset Library link (Fig. 1).
-Figure 1. The Digital Asset Library link
From the Digital Asset Library landing page, click the Edit Mode toggle (Fig. 2) in the top-right corner of the page.
Figure 2. The Edit Mode toggle
Once in edit mode, locate the All Categories section (Fig. 3). The All Categories section displays all of the categories available to a user. Users can click on the category to pre-filter the DAM with items from that category. Administrators can access the Categories page (Fig. 4) by selecting the pencil icon in the top-right corner of the All Categories section.
Figure 3.The All Categories section
ADD A CATEGORY
Figure 5. The Add Category card
From the Add New Category page (Fig. 6), you can add a:
Category Image: Upload an image and leave blank to use the default image.
Branding Opportunity
- When creating categories, you can upload an image to match your brand or use the default image.
- Category images are displayed in the Featured Categories section of your digital asset library landing page. They can also be displayed in the DAM widget on your portal homepage. Currently, up to four (4) categories can be displayed in the Featured Categories section.
- The category image size is 526 pixels by 272 pixels. Preferred file types include JPEG and PNG.
- Category Title: Enter the title to be used for this category.
Click the Save button.
Figure 6. Add New Category page
EDIT A CATEGORY
While in edit mode, navigate to the Categories page (Fig. 4). Click the pencil icon (Fig. 7) in the top-right corner of the category that you would like to edit.
Figure 7. The pencil icon
Edit your category image and title as needed and click the Save button.
DELETE A CATEGORY
While in edit mode, navigate to the Categories page (Fig. 4). Click the pencil icon (Fig. 7) in the top-right corner of the category that you would like to delete.
Click the Delete button (Fig. 8) in the bottom-right corner of the page and click the Yes, Delete button to confirm deletion.
Figure 8. The delete button
REORDER CATEGORIES
To control the order of the categories as they are shown on Digital Asset Library landing page, enable edit mode and navigate to the Categories page (Fig. 4). Click on the Reorder Categories toggle (Fig. 9) in the top-left corner of the page. Drag the categories to order them as you want them to appear, or use the Sort Alphabetically button (Fig. 10) to sort by the name of the category alphabetically (A-Z). Once complete, turn off the Reorder Categories toggle.
Figure 9. The Reorder Categories toggle
Figure 10. The Sort Alphabetically button