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Hans Hoerschelman, IMFO
DRUPAL 7 MEDIA MODULE OVERVIEW
" The Media module provides an extensible framework for managing files and multimedia assets,
regardless of whether they are hosted on your own site or a 3rd party site - it is commonly refered to as a
'file browser to the internet'. It replaces the Drupal core upload field with a unified User Interface where
editors and administrators can upload, manage, and reuse files and multimedia assets. Media's aim is to
solve Drupal's long standing media handling problem." - http://drupal.org/project/media
PROs
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NOT-SO-PROs
Useable interface
Can use the private file system
Integrates with WYSIWIG
Attach metadata to files
Extensible API allows multiple "streams" to
be developed
Drag and Drop with Plupload module
Integrates with Workbench module
Working on split-out of File Entity for 2.x
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Accessibility issues at present
1. Alt text
2. Title fields
3. Caption support (video)
Many "stream" modules still alpha/dev
Private file system still a bit buggy
NOT A SERVER BROWSER!
Many Stream Addons:
Meida_Feeds, Media_Youtube, Media_Vimeo, Media_Flickr, Media_Archive, Media_SoundCloud,
oEmbed, MORE: http://groups.drupal.org/media/addons
Some UI Addons:
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Media Browser Plus – select multiple files, auto title/description pulldown, search,
organizational improvements
Plupload – JS drag & drop, multiple file upload library integration
Exif – expose Exif data as a field on image nodes
Media Update – in-place updating of a media item w/o messing up field entries
Panels Media – integrate with Panels
Quick Tips
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Make sure your PHP/server settings are a match for what you plan to upload!
You can change the Admin Theme used for the Media browser for cases where the default
theme doesn’t work well
Bulk uploads (w/Plupload) done under Content > Media > Add file
To import a folder outside of the files directory, use the Content > Media > Import media. *This
will COPY from the source directory to the files directory
UIDUG MEETING, 1/26/12
Hans Hoerschelman, IMFO
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To use Media with the WYSIWYG & CKEditor, there are two settings set after enabling:
1. Navigate to Configuration > Content Authoring > Text Formats > FORMAT ("Full HTML")
and check "Convert Media tags to Markup"
2. Navigate to Configuration > Content Authoring > Wysiwyg Profiles, then choose 'Edit' for
the Input Format you desire. Expand the "buttons and plugins" accordion and scroll
down to the "Media browser" checkbox, select it, and save. You might want to disable
other media buttons that you won't be needing...
More Resources
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Drupal Media group: http://groups.drupal.org/media
Media module FAQs: http://groups.drupal.org/node/19746
Media Usage: http://drupal.org/node/1400148
Media Addons: http://groups.drupal.org/media/addons