File Management

Introduction

The File Management module allows you to edit existing files or images directly from the files overview view.

This is extremely helpful, especially if you are using the same file on multiple different entities (e.g. with the help from Media or IMCE).

Features

• Update files and images which are already in use by nodes, taxonomy terms, paragraphs or simply any entity!
• Also supports updating Media files!

Demo

• Screen 1: An ordinary node with an image
• Screen 2: The files overview view (/admin/content/files)
• Screen 3: The new view file page
• Screen 4: The new edit file page
• Screen 5: The previous node with an updated image

Installation and configuration

1. Install the module as usual
2. Add a Operations links field to your files overview view or install the File Management View submodule.
   The submodule disables the default files overview view and adds a custom one with the operation links already added.
3. You can now view and edit files from the files overview view!

Roadmap

• Needed for a beta release

  • #3001811: Add a composer.json file
  • #2999395: Add documentation
  • #3001808: Move the views dependency from the main module to the submodule
  • #3001815: Add notification messages
  • #3001813: Ensure the files overview is accessible via tab and menu
  • #3001812: Refactor and clean up code
  • #3001818: Add an API for other modules
  • #3001814: Add a "Try out" button to the project page

• Needed for a stable release

  • #2999396: Add tests
  • #3001819: Opt into security advisory coverage
  • Any major and critical issues reported by the community

• Additional 1.x features

  • #3001816: Add the ability to merge files
  • #3001817: Add support for file revisioning
  • #3001960: Add a file revisions overview
  • #3213571: Show file usage

Support / community

If you want to reach out to me to discuss development, contribution, sponsorship or any other topic related to this module, simply connect in one of the following ways with me.

Drupal Slack (#file_management)

Informal questions, answers, discussions. Maybe you want to clarify something before creating an actual issue.

Issue queue

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Personal contact form

For everything you want to discuss privately.

Sponsorship

If you are interested in sponsoring a particular feature or speed up development, please get in touch with me.
I'm also available for consulting and general custom/contrib development.

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