Media upload and management in the TYPO3 backend

Changed in version 14.0

This module has been renamed from Filelist to Media see Feature: #107628 - Improved backend module naming and structure.

The Media module is where you can manage all the media associated with your TYPO3 web site.

Managing media in the TYPO3 CMS

Files including documents and images are managed in the Media module. Similar to the Content > Record module, it displays a navigation tree, which corresponds to the file structure on the server, and a list of all files for the selected directory.

View to the Media Module listing three image files as tiles — View from the The Media module displaying default view option tiles.

View to the Media Module listing three image files as list, the view selector is open showing the activated list view option as well as the deselected clipboard option. Accordingly, the image does not contain a clipboard. — List view from the The Media module with View Selector open displaying options.

For admin users, the folder displayed by default is called "fileadmin/ (auto-generated)" and corresponds to the fileadmin/ folder located under the document root folder on your web server.

Using these files inside content elements to display them or link to them in your web site is covered in the images chapter.

Note

There are extensions which make it possible to connect to remote storage pools (like a WebDAV server or an Amazon S3 account) and work with the files as if they were on the TYPO3 CMS server.

File metadata

You can provide metadata for the file by clicking on the button that looka like a pencil with the title text Edit Metadata of this file.

The metadata you provide can include (depending on the setup of the system and the format of the file):

Text to be displayed to all users in some contexts (Title, Description)
Text for Accessibility such as the alternative text for an image or a download name
Data required due to copyright issues
Metadata attached to the uploaded file such as information about the camera used or the location

Clipboard

There is a clipboard just like in the Content > Record module.

The handling is the same as the description used in the Advanced clipboard usage.

Uploading new files

You can upload files to a given folder by using the context menu or to the current directory by using the action icon in the docheader. Also, drag & drop will initiate the upload. Just drag any file into the main view to upload it to the current folder, or select the click, browse and choose files option.

A section of TYPO3 Media Module open with a folder selected and upload initiated. The upload overlay offers an option to open a file dialog for selecting files from the local computer. Highlighted is the button to open the upload view and the close button to cancel the upload action. — Upload possibilities in the Media module

Next steps

The next chapters cover configuration and administration tasks that require special access privileges as described in Access control in the backend (users and groups).