How Do I Add Media Items to the Media Library?

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Your website holds information about your agency and the services it provides. Some of this information is available through documents, images, videos, and more. This page will show you how to add a media item to your website.

When to Use

You can upload files with a size of up to 100MB to the Media Library on the DX Platform. You can use these files in any content where media can be embedded or referenced of media.

Note: You have the option to overwrite media files. Read How to Replace or Update Media Items if you want to replace an existing media item. 

Allowed Media File Types

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Login to your site

You can login to your site from Okta.

Iowa.gov login screenshot

Each person on your agency team has a specific user role for the website. These roles set permissions. They control who can edit, review, and publish content. You can ask for a role change or remove a role.

Submit a ServiceDesk support ticket if you need help.

Login using login.iowa.gov
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Add media to the Media Library

Note: You can upload and add media items while creating or editing content.

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Select the type of media item to add

Choose the desired media type on the Add media pop out or after selecting the Add media button within the Media Library.

media types

Each media type has different step-by-step instructions on adding each new media item.

  • ArcGIS Visualization: Embed an ArcGIS map or app on a page easily, just providing the URL.
  • Data & Insights: Embed a Data & Insights widget.
  • Document: A downloadable document, like a Microsoft Word file or PDF.
  • Google Calendar: A Google Calendar from a embed URL.
  • Image: An image to be used in your site. Images also require you to add Alt Text for each image. 100 mb limit. Acceptable file types are .jpg, .jpeg, .png, and .wep.
  • Power BI Visualization: Embed a Power BI visualization on a page using the visualization URL or embed code.
  • Remote Video: An embedded remote video from a site like YouTube or Vimeo.
  • Tableau Visualization: Embed a Tableau visualization on a page easily, just providing the visualization URL.

After adding your media and entering any required and optional information, be sure to click the Save button at the bottom of the page.