File To Media

Overview

File To Media gives content-editors a simple way to create new Media entities from existing Files.

Configuration/Installation

• Download and install the module like normal
• Edit the view at admin/content/files provided by core
• Add the 'File to Media links' field to the view
• Now for any files shown in admin/content/files that are not associated with a media entity, and where the user has permission to create media entities of that type - there will be a drop button allowing you to create media of that type.
• These links take the user to a form where a media-entity has been pre-created to reference the given file.

Requirements

Requires the Media, File and Views modules from core.

Known problems

Please use the issue queue to report issues.