Managing image libraries

Displaying all image libraries

1. To display and manage all created libraries, go to Images page.
2. In the right side of the page, under Images by Library, click Manage Image Libraries link.
   Image Libraries page appears where you can view and manage all libraries.

   NOTE: The Image Libraries page displays the number of images in each library, the date of the last uploaded image, and where those images are stored.

Creating an image library

1. On Image Libraries page or on Images page, in the toolbar, click Create an image library button.
   The Create an image library page appears.

   NOTE: If you have not uploaded any images yet, on Images page, the Create an image library link appears in the center of the screen, under the Upload an image link.

2. Enter the name of the library.
3. To add a description of the library, click Click to add a description.

   NOTE: The information you provide here is not public, it is for your reference only.

4. If you want to restrict the size in pixels of the images uploaded in this library, click Default image size.
   Select the Resize images so their width won’t be larger than… radio button and select the desired maximum width of the images.

5. You can define the maximum size of the library in MB and of each image in the library in KB by clicking Advanced.
   The Max album size and the Max image size input fields appear. There you enter the limit of the size in MB and KB respectively.
6. You can change the URL of the library by clicking Advanced.
   The automatically generated URL of the library appears.
   To change it, click Change and enter a new URL name.
7. You can chose where to store the images uploaded in this library.
   For example, you can store them on the database, in the file system, or in an external storage.

   Expand Advanced section and in Storage provider dropdown box, select where to store the images.
   The list that appears contains all available storage providers.
   For more information, see Storage providers for libraries.

8. You can configure the server and browser caching.
   Configuring caching can increases your performance.

   Expand Advanced and in Server caching and Browser caching dropdown boxes, select one of the following:

   • As set for the whole site.
     The caching type that is applied to the whole website is applied to this page also.
   • No caching
   • Standard caching
   • Long caching
   • For more information about applying caching to the entire site or changing the parameters of short and long caching, see Configuring caching. 
9. When you are finished, click one of the following:
   • Create and go to upload images
     The system creates the library and takes you to upload images.
     Perform procedure Uploading images » Step 3 to Step 9.
   • Create and go to upload images
     The system creates the library and returns you to Images page Image Libraries page, depending on where you have started creating the library.
   • The Back to link
     The system does not save the library you were working on and returns you to Images page or Image Libraries page, depending on where you have started creating the library.

Editing image libraries

1. On Image Libraries page click the Actions link of the library you want to edit.
2. From the dropdown box, click Edit Properties.
   The Edit an image library page appears.
3. Perform Step 2 to Step 8 of the above procedure.

   NOTE: If you are changing the URL of the library, Sitefinity changes the URLs of the items one by one. In case of external storage, changing the library URL may cause data transfer from one storage to another. In case of failure, some of the items might keep their previous URLs and some of the items will have the updated URLs. You can try to resume to get the rest of the items relocated.

4. Click Save changes.
   The system returns you to Image Libraries page.

Moving documents and files to another storage

You can change the blob storage provider of a library, which moves all items in a different storage. For example, an image library kept in the database can be moved to the cloud, or a library from one cloud account can be moved to another.

To do this, perform the following:

1. Click the Actions link of the library whose items you want to move and from the dropdown, select Move to another storage.
   In the Blob storage provider dropdown box all available storage providers appear.
2. Select where you want to move the items from the library and click Move to another storage.
   Sitefinity processes the library items one by one and displays a progress indicator in the grid. You can stop and resume the operation.

NOTE: In case of failure before the operation is completed, some of the library items may remain in the target storage, while the rest will stay in the source storage. You can try to resume the operation.

IMPORTANT: During the process of moving to another storage, you are not able to edit or delete the library items.

For more information, see Storage providers for libraries.

Deleting image libraries

To delete a library, perform one of the following:

• On Image Libraries page, select one or more libraries you want to delete and click Delete button in the toolbar.
• On Image Libraries page, click the Actions link of the library you want to delete and then click Delete.
• On Edit an image library page, click More actions » Delete.

A dialog box appears where you must confirm the deletion.