Media (Formerly Image Management)

Image Management has been renamed Media and moved to User Interface → Media. The redesigned interface makes it easier to view, organize, and manage images used throughout your Miva store.

The Media section includes image previews, image details, and tools for managing resized images. You can also add Alt Text to images to help improve storefront accessibility and SEO.

Managing Images in Media

To access the Media section, go to User Interface → Media in Miva Admin.

The Images list displays images stored in Miva, along with their file paths, dimensions, and Alt Text. You can search for images, preview them, or select an image to view and edit its details.

The Media section also includes several image management tools:

• Partition Images: Organizes existing images and generated images into subdirectories.
• Check for Updated Images: Checks for images modified outside Miva Admin, such as through FTP, and removes outdated resized versions so they can be regenerated.
• Delete Resized: Removes generated resized versions of selected images.
• CSV Export: Exports selected image information in either spreadsheet-compatible or traditional CSV format.
• Delete Images: Removes selected images from Miva.

For more information about organizing images into subdirectories, see Image Sub Directories.

View and Edit Image Details

The redesigned Image Details interface allows you to preview an image and manage its information.

1. Go to User Interface → Media.
2. Select an image from the Images list to open its details.
3. Review the image information, including its file path, dimensions, file size, and last modified date.

From this interface, you can add or edit Alt Text, generate additional image sizes, and manage existing size variants.

Add Alt Text to Images

Alt Text provides a written description of an image, helping support website accessibility and SEO.

To add or edit Alt Text:

1. Go to User Interface → Media.
2. Select an image to open its details.
3. Enter a description in the Alt Text field.
4. Click Save.

You can also add or edit Alt Text for product images directly from the Catalog:

1. Go to Catalog → Products.
2. Select the product you want to update.
3. Open the Images tab.
4. Select an image to open its details.
5. Enter or update the Alt Text and click Save.

When editing an image from a product's Images tab, you can also manage its assigned image Type, such as Main, Back, or Detail.

Generate Image Sizes

Miva allows you to generate resized versions of an image for use throughout your store.

1. Go to User Interface → Media.
2. Select an image to open its details.
3. Under Size Variants, click Generate New Size.
4. Configure the new image dimensions.
5. Save your changes.

Generated image sizes appear in the Size Variants section, where you can review the resized versions associated with the original image.

Additional Image Management Tools

Partition Images

The Partition Images utility organizes existing images and generated images into subdirectories.

1. Go to User Interface → Media.
2. Click Partition Images.
3. Review the confirmation message and click Continue.
4. Once the operation is complete, click Close.

Depending on the number of images in your store, this process may take some time.

For more details, see Image Sub Directories.

Check for Updated Images

The Check for Updated Images tool checks for images that have been modified outside Miva Admin, such as through FTP.

When an original image has been updated, Miva removes older resized versions so they can be regenerated from the updated image.

1. Go to User Interface → Media.
2. Click Check for Updated Images.
3. Review the confirmation message and click Continue.

Depending on the number of images in your store, this process may take some time.

Export Image Information

You can export image information from the Media list.

1. Go to User Interface → Media.
2. Select the images you want to export.
3. Open the More (•••) menu in the selection toolbar.
4. Choose CSV (Spreadsheet Compatible) or CSV (Traditional).

The spreadsheet-compatible option is intended for use with spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel, while the traditional option provides a standard CSV export.