OVERVIEW
Target audience: Site Administrators, Site Managers
Images and files can me edited and updated via the media administrative interface.
In this article:
NOTE: this article refers to a process to be used on sites that have already migrated to the New WMS.
If your site has not yet migrated see the Index of documentation for the McGill Web Management System.
Access administration panel
To create a basic page:
- Click Content at the top of the screen.
- Click the Media tab.
- Edit the file or image from this screen.
Edit an image
- Navigate to the Media tab.
- Click Edit.
- Edit image properties.
- Save.
Translate an image title and alt text
When translating an image title and alt text a copy of the file is created and will exist in your list of media.
- Navigate to the Media tab and locate the file to translate.
- Select Translate under Operations.
- Translate available fields including title, alt-text or replace file.
- Save.
Set a Focal Point
When an image is uploaded to the WMS with no focal point selection, the image will be centred by default. If the WMS needs to automatically crop an image to fit a certain shape, important parts of the image may be lost or the image will appear off-centre. When the Focal Point feature is used, the most important part of the image (e.g., a person's face) will always display.
Setting the focal point:- Navigate to the Media tab and locate the image.
- Click Edit.
- Hover above the icon of the image and a cursor will appear.
- Click on the part of the image which should always be centered. A plus (+) icon will be saved at this spot.
- Save.
Edit an file
- Navigate to the Media tab.
- Click Edit.
- Edit file properties or replace file.
- Save.
Translate a file
- Navigate to the Media tab and locate the file to translate.
- Select Translate under Operations.
- Translate the file title or replace file.
- Save.
