Manage

This tab allows you to locate existing albums, then edit or delete them.

Search for
Enter a keyword (or part of a word) matching all or part of any of the following fields: Album Name, Description, Keywords. A cookie will store the value entered here for future searches. Click the Search button to execute the search. Click the Reset button to blank out the field. If the Search button is clicked with no search criteria, all album records will be returned.

Edit/Delete
Click on the appropriate icon in the Action column to edit or delete the album record listed on that row.

Add New / Modify Existing Albums

To add a new album, click on the Add New tab, then fill out the form. To edit an existing album and add media, click on the Manage tab, then locate the album using the Search utility and click the Edit icon next to that album.

Fields available on both the Add New Album and Modify Existing Album screens include:

Album Name
The name of your album.

Description
A short description of the album or the items contained in it.

Keywords
Any number of keywords that can be used to locate this album when searching.

Required fields: Album Name is he only required field, but it is in your best interest to fill in the other fields as well.

Add New / Modify Existing Media

To add media to an album, sort media already in an album, or remove media from an album, first edit the album (go to the Modify Existing Album page), then scroll to find the Add New Media / Edit Existing Media sections.

Add New Media
Use the search tools here to locate media from those already entered in your system (see the Help on Admin/Media for information on the individual fields here, as they all work the same way). Searching without any criteria will give you a paginated list of all available media. To add any of the items to your album, check the box in the Select column next to those items, then click Save at the bottom of the page.

Modify Existing Media
To change the order of the media belonging to an album, either use the arrows to move the various items up or down, or enter numbers in the Order column (smallest numbers appear first). To remove items from the album, check the Remove box next to the items to be removed. When you are finished making changes (you may add new media at the same time), then click Save at the bottom of the page.

Delete Albums

To delete an album, click on the Delete icon next to that album on the Manage tab.