Organising
Media categories
Grouping the library so people can browse it, and keeping the category list short enough to be useful.
Last updated September 2, 2026
Media categories are the top-level grouping of the library — the shelves everything sits on. Set them up before a big upload so images are filed as they arrive.
Choosing them
- Name them the way somebody looking for a picture would think — "Campaign artwork", "Product photography", "Team and premises", "Logos".
- Six to ten is plenty. A long list is browsed no more effectively than an unsorted library.
- Do not create a category per campaign; that is what tags are for.
Category artwork
A category can carry its own image, which makes the library much easier to scan than a wall of identical folders.
Uncategorised images
FILTER FOR "NO CATEGORY" NOW AND THEN
Uncategorised images are still searchable and still invisible to anyone browsing. A few minutes filing them is what stops a library slowly becoming a dumping ground.
Deleting a category
Deleting is permanent and leaves the images in it needing a new home. Rename in preference to deleting — a category name that no longer fits is a five-second edit.