You can use the Browse tab to visually browse through assets in your Dash. This sits alongside the All assets page, and offers a different way to browse your Dash to find the assets you are looking for.
In the Browse page, you can:
Browse through any structured field visually, including folders, controlled tags, dropdown lists etc
Add custom images to all levels of folders and fields
Further filter the results by your custom fields
How to browse by different fields
By default, the Browse page will show you your folders visually at the top of the main asset results. You can choose to change this to instead browse by any of your other structured fields.
Enabling a field for browsing
In order to browse by a field, first ensure the field has been enabled for browsing in the admin settings.
Visiting Admin > Fields
Choose the field you would like to browse by
Select "Enable browsing by this field"
Browsing by a field
Once the field is enabled for browsing, you can try it out!
Return to the Browse screen
Click the drop-down against the "Browse" label, and choose your desired field:
Here is our demo Dash browsing by Category instead:
This means you can choose to visually browse your assets based on the most relevant piece of information to you at the time.
The following field types are supported for visual browsing:
Dropdown lists
Checklists
Nested lists / folders
Controlled tags
Note that the Browse view only shows assets in the selected folder or field. If you prefer to view all assets that match a filter, use the All assets page.
Using the suggested filters to further refine the results
As you are browsing your assets, Dash will suggest additional fields that you can use as filters to further narrow down the results. To do this:
Browse your Dash as normal
Notice the Suggested filters
Choose a filter to apply
Here is an example where we have browsed by the "Lifestyle" folder, but then have applied an additional filter to narrow down the results to just show the "Plants & Ferns" category:
Notes on suggested filters
You will only see suggested filters that will generate results. Filters that if chosen would result in no assets are hidden.
Managing your folders and fields
Just like the dots in the folders menu allow you to create, rename and move folders directly from the sidebar, the same menu is available over the folder thumbnail.
When browsing by folders
The thumbnail menu for folders allows you to upload or remove a new cover image, as well as create/rename/move/delete folders.
When browsing by fields, the thumbnail menu lets you manage your cover image, as well as rename or delete the selected field option.
Frequently Asked Questions
The field I want to browse by isn't showing in the dropdown list
By default, only hierarchical fields (folders, nested lists and controlled tags) are enabled for visual browsing. If you would like another type of field to be browsable, follow the steps above to enable it.