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How to upload multiple epitome-files?

If this is your first time uploading content, first past testing a modest number of items. Once you lot're more than familiar with the procedure and tools available, nosotros encourage you to upload as much content equally you lot have bachelor in a digital format.

Delight only upload content you have the right to upload, and ensure that all content uploaded complies with the appropriate Terms of Service and Content Policies.

Accept a large number of items to upload? Use the advanced import feature to submit items in bulk.

Upload content

In theItems page iconItems manager, click the arrow side by side toAdd new items select Simple import. Choose from one of the following upload options:

  • Upload: To upload 1 or more supported media files from your computer
  • Video search: Search YouTube for publicly available videos
  • YouTube Video: Enter the URL of a publicly available YouTube video
  • Your YouTube videos: Select one of your own YouTube videos

Add item details (metadata)

Click an particular to open up the item editor and add together metadata details. The more detailed and comprehensive data you lot are able to provide, the easier it volition be for users to search for and notice your content, and the more engaged they volition become with your site and exhibits.

  • Title: the text provided here is always shown forth with the item (required)
  • Content type
  • Appointment Created: when the item was originally created; for example, when a painting was painted. Providing this information is strongly recommended, equally you tin so use tools like "sort past date"
  • Creator: the name of the original creator of the item; for example, the artist. If provided, this is shown adjacent to the title of the particular
  • Clarification: details about the item that are not already included in other fields (optional)
  • Add boosted data based on your content blazon equally shown in the metadata templates

Details tin can also be provided in multiple languages, learn how to add translations for your detail details.

To add item details for many items at once, it may be quicker to employ the avant-garde import features.

You lot can also read more about how to tag items here.

Check for errors

The Asset Quality warning cavalcade in your dashboard volition give you an indication of the quality of your metadata and make suggestions for improvement. Metadata quality is important for the discoverability of your collection:

  • Good: no activeness required
  • Needs Comeback: nugget requires comeback of metadata to increase discoverability
  • Poor: asset has important fields incorrect/missing

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Asset Quality warnings won't block you from uploading assets just should be resolved before publishing.

​Warning details and how to improve them:

  • Missing backdrop: The more detailed and comprehensive information you are able to provide, the easier it volition be for users to search for and detect your content, and the more than engaged they will go with your site and exhibits.
    • Creator: including this information is strongly recommended and will increase discoverability of your items on Creator pages.
    • Date Created: providing this information is strongly recommended to exist able to use site features such as organizing your collection by time.
    • Description: providing a clarification is strongly recommended as it will increase discoverability of your collections through tags.
    • Movement: providing movement information where relevant is recommended and will increase discoverability of your items on Movement pages.
    • Medium: providing motility information where relevant is recommended and will increase discoverability of your items on Medium pages.
  • Issues with titles:
    • Titles should not include metadata meant for other fields (dates, unique identifiers) every bit this will exist publicly visible along with the item.
    • Titles should be between 5 and 100 characters.
  • Issues with translations:
    • If you take included metadata in an incorrect language, you should consign the data to CSV and re-import it with the right language lawmaking. Encounter instructions here.
  • Issues with image size: Images that are besides small are problematic as zooming is encouraged. See image specifications here.
  • Repetition of information:
    • Repetition of information in multiple fields appears every bit an error to the user. Run into more information about metadata here.

Choose where to publish

Past default, uploaded content is not publicly visible. Yous tin can check how your item will announced to viewers by clicking Preview at the top of the item editor.

If yous're ready to brand the particular visible publicly, select ane or more of the publishing options in the panel on the right manus side of the item editor.

You lot may adopt to keep items inaccessible until you publish them inside an exhibit at a later stage.

Learn more about the different publishing options available.

Salve changes

When you lot have finished describing your detail, click Relieve.

Y'all tin can make further changes after you have saved the details. Click Salve again to update the detail and make any changes publicly visible for a published detail, or Discard changes to disengage whatsoever edits you accept fabricated.

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