Media management

The media file manager adds advanced file and media management to your site. But what does that mean for the way you manage files, images, and rich media on your site? 

Sector Media aims to minimise the number of Media contribution modules and to rely on Drupal core Media features as far as this is possible based on the progress of the Drupal Media in core initiative. 

Sector Media allows you to embed externally hosted videos into body content. 

You can add images, documents, and videos to your content directly from the WYSIWYG editor. The media browser allows you to select a file that has already been uploaded to your site, or you can upload a new one.

Having issues uploading an image, video, or document? Want to replace a file across the whole site? This guide provides some pointers.

The file field upload destination in Sector is set to the public file system. This is good enough for most (but not all) sites.

The media browser is used for selecting and uploading images, videos, and documents to use in your content. It can be accessed via the WYSIWYG editor, and in fields used for selecting files (like teaser images).

From May 2020, the new media library replaces the Sector media browser for images, files and videos with one robust, easy to use, and customisable interface. 

Much has changed since we last reviewed our Sector Media configuration and with Sector 10 we are introducing new media types and approaches.