Moving Items in Media Manager

🗂️ Managing Files and Folders in Media Manager

Media Manager in Showoff allows you to organise files and folders efficiently using the Move feature.

Keeping your Media Manager well organised makes it easier to locate assets, maintain content, and manage large volumes of media across your website.

This feature is especially useful when working with shared images, documents, or folders that are used across multiple pages.

✅ Key Benefits

Using the Move feature helps you to:

• 🗃️ Keep files and folders well organised
• 🔍 Improve navigation within Media Manager
• ⚡ Quickly locate media assets
• ✨ Maintain a clean and structured media library

⚙️ Moving Files and Folders

Follow the steps below to move files or folders within Media Manager.

Steps

• 📂 Go to Media Manager
• ✅ Select the item(s) you want to move (files or folders)
• ➕ You can select multiple items at once
• ▶️ Click the Move button from the pop-up menu
• 📁 Choose the destination folder
• ✔️ Confirm the action to complete the move 

⚠️ Caution: When manually moving files, the filename may change, which can break the image or file on the front end. Always perform this action with extreme caution!

⚠️ Important Considerations

When managing files in Media Manager, careful handling is essential to avoid broken content.

• ⚠️ If a file or folder is moved or deleted while it is being used on a page, the associated content will break on the frontend
• 🧐 Always check where files are used before moving or deleting them
• 📝 Plan your folder structure in advance to minimise the need for frequent changes
• ✨ Move items carefully to ensure existing page content remains intact