Asset library display settings

Additional Asset library settings and configurations are listed below:

Asset library main navigation menu options

In the main navigation menu, under the level 1 ‘Asset library’ item, the level 2 items display asset ‘File formats’, by default. For example, Logos, Fonts, Templates, Icons etc.

Asset library main navigation level two items

You also have the option to display asset ‘Brands’ or ‘Categories’ as the level 2 navigation items instead of the ‘File formats’.

To switch the level 2 items displayed, choose an option in the ‘Display In L2 Menu’ property. It is located in the following backoffice Content section node:

Home > Asset Library [node] > Navigation [tab] > Display In L2 Menu [property]

 

Asset library results sort order

The backoffice property, ‘Library Sort Default’, allows Administrators to choose the default ‘Sort by:’ option by which Asset library results are ordered (sorted). It is located in the following backoffice Content section node:

Home > Asset library [node] > Navigation [tab] > Library Sort Default [property]

The sort options are:

^^ The “Default” sort option will not appear in the Asset library frontend unless the property, “Show Default Sort Option” (which appears below the Library Sort Default property) is also enabled:

Home > Asset Library [node] > Navigation [tab] > Show Default Sort Option [property]
  

Enabling/toggling “ON” the “Show Default Sort Option” property does several things:

    1. Reveals the “Default” option in the “Sort by:” dropdown menu:

      Asset Library frontend sort menu
        
    2. It sorts the frontend library in the order that the asset library nodes appear in the backoffice. For example, “Asset” nodes appearing in the backoffice in the following sort order:

      Asset Library backoffice node order

      will appear in the frontend in the following order:

      Asset Library frontend thumbnails sorted in default order

      Therefore, this feature gives you a way to prioritise and highlight important assets atop the list. For example, in the visual above, the masterbrand logos have been placed above the secondary logos.
       
    3. It enables the Hangfire event, “UtilitiesService.UpdateSortOrder”, to run the sort event after hours.

      Note that sorting and moving assets folders (and the assets contained within) can be very compute-intensive on very large asset libraries. If the default sort was triggered ever time an asset or folder was sorted or moved, it would potentially result in very long backoffice wait times (for the sort event to finalise), and frontend display times (for the library’s new sort positioning to refresh/re-cache).

      Therefore, in order for the “sort” and “move” events to not place undue load on the site, these events will occur overnight^^^. This means that you will not see the frontend results of a library “sort” or “move” until the next morning.

      ^^^ By default, the Hangfire “sort” event is scheduled to trigger at 3:00 AM every day. To schedule the event at another time, the times can be adjusted in the Hangfire Settings node. Note: The Hangfire “.UpdateSortOrder” event will not run/trigger if the “Show Default Sort Option” property is toggled “OFF”.

 

Asset library intro field

A new introduction text field has been added under the main heading in the Asset library so that you can add intro and guidance text, if needed. The field allows rich-text content so you can add text, links, images and styling accordingly.

Asset library intro field

The new ‘Intro Text’ property is located in the following backoffice Content section node:

Home > Asset Library [node] > Content [tab] > Intro Text [property]

In addition to the “Intro Text” content, you can add additional text guidance specific to File formats (asset groups). For example, if you want additional guidance in the intro text whenever a user selects the “Icons” file format button, you would add that content to the “List Item Description” property on the relevant “Asset Groups: Icons” list item.

Further information on how to add the additional text can be found on the Asset and Photo lists (properties) page.

 

Asset library albums intro field

A new introduction text field has been added under the main heading in the Asset library > Albums screen so that you can add intro and guidance text, if needed. The field allows rich-text content so you can add text, links, images and styling accordingly.

Asset library albums intro text field

The new ‘Intro Text’ property is located in the following backoffice Content section node:

Home > Asset Library > Albums [node] > Content [tab] > Intro Text [property]

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