First off, I want to say thanks for a great module. A important module. As a matter of fact I believe this should be part of core but that is another story.

I`m working on a movie site where we will rely a lot on the media module so I have a few questions and suggestions for the module.

First, version 1 vs. 2. Why have work already begun on version 2 before a solid 1 has been released? What is the main difference and should I base the site on version 1 or 2? Will it be easy to upgrade from 1 to 2. We release within a month from now.

Second, I want to add an extra field to the media they upload which is easily done under file styles. However, when you upload an image or youtube video from within node creation (using a media field) it is not possible to enter a value for this extra field. It is very important for us that the content creators add info about the image when they upload it. Not a process that involves going to media tab.

Third, I have been using the multiple upload component from time to time but feel it lacks real usage situations. Again, you can`t use it from within node creation which make it difficult to add 10 images to an article at once.

Fourth, when you have to upload content one image or video at a time you get a very annoying error. The second time you hit select media the pop up includes the Drupal toolbar menu which mess of the UI. I know this has been reported before but it is still an error in the latest versions. Very important to fix this in my opinion so that the module seems more complete and stable.

That was my questions, concerns and suggestions. Please know that I write this with the best intentions possible. I love the module and as I said before it is a very important one for Drupal.

Keep up the amazing work and can`t wait to hear your comments and thoughts on this.

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madeby’s picture

madeby commented

It could also be nice to be able to search or filter media on the "select media" tab under node creation.

If not possible it makes it hard to reuse media on a big site with many media files.

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mightyiam commented

About the extra field in a media entity: Perhaps it is unnecessary that your users create nodes with media fields but that instead they would create media entities with fields.

madeby’s picture

madeby commented

Here is the work flow.

Reviewer X wants to post a review of movie Y.

1. He press add review under content.

2. He adds various info including the review.

3. Now, he needs to add at least one image from movie Y. He press the "Select Media" button from the media field.

It could be really nice that if he chose to upload a new image that he could enter the following info. Which movie that image is from and a tag that identify the image as a "Movie Still, Poster, Trailer" etc.

4. He then press save. He is done.

If we have to write a news story or another review for movie Y we now have a chance to find and reuse already uploaded images. Preferable this could happen in step 3. Here he now choose "Library" and enter the movie name Y. He now can easily add the image/video and publish his story.

This would be the dream setup and as far as I can see a very normal setup for many sites. This way you create a very easy and simple workflow for your contributors which is important for any site or publication.

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dave reid
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Status: Active » Fixed

We're trying to avoid large issues which combine multiple things together, but I'll try to address each question.

First, version 1 vs. 2. Why have work already begun on version 2 before a solid 1 has been released? What is the main difference and should I base the site on version 1 or 2? Will it be easy to upgrade from 1 to 2. We release within a month from now.

We had changes and features that we wanted to commit that would have broken compatability, so those changes started going into a new branch so that we can try and push the 1.x branch to be a stable release and not add any more features to it. The upgrade between the two versions will be supported.

Second, I want to add an extra field to the media they upload which is easily done under file styles. However, when you upload an image or youtube video from within node creation (using a media field) it is not possible to enter a value for this extra field. It is very important for us that the content creators add info about the image when they upload it. Not a process that involves going to media tab.

Subscribe to #1213252: Allow media file's fields to be edited in a modal or after upload in the media widget. We are planning on adding this functionality to the 2.x branch.

Third, I have been using the multiple upload component from time to time but feel it lacks real usage situations. Again, you can`t use it from within node creation which make it difficult to add 10 images to an article at once.

If you feel this can be improved, we are open to constructive thoughts and ideas on how to actually improve it - please file a feature request with how you think it can be solved.

Fourth, when you have to upload content one image or video at a time you get a very annoying error. The second time you hit select media the pop up includes the Drupal toolbar menu which mess of the UI. I know this has been reported before but it is still an error in the latest versions. Very important to fix this in my opinion so that the module seems more complete and stable.

This should be fixed in the latest release already. If it is still a problem and you are using the latest version, please file a new, detailed bug report with screenshots to show what is going wrong.

It could also be nice to be able to search or filter media on the "select media" tab under node creation,

This is now possible with the Views integration committed to the 2.x version of Media.

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.