About
Use the Settings & layout tab to choose a layout for your media gallery and control which sections are visible to viewers.
The Settings & layout tab appears only if it’s enabled by your admin.
- This feature requires the following to be enabled:
- Channelthemingui module
- Theming module with the 'channeledit' feature set to 'Yes'
- Information displayed in the Learn More tab requires the 'channelInfo' setting in the Channelthemingui module to be enabled.
- To configure a media gallery-specific player set, the Themingcategory module must be enabled.
- The Media player override option is available only when the Themingmedia module is enabled.
Access the Settings & layout tab
- Open your course, and click on Media Gallery. The media gallery displays.
- Click the Actions menu at the top right and select Configure.
- In the left navigation panel, click Settings & layout.
The 'Details' page displays by default.
The 'Settings & layout' page displays.
Configure your media gallery using the steps below. Be sure to click Save at the top right when you finish.
Available options depend on your admin configuration.
Configure Settings & layout
Some settings and labels use the term channel. In LMS media galleries, this refers to the media gallery.
Channel layout
Use the Channel layout section to choose how content is organized on the media gallery page.
Available layouts include:
- Tabs view – Content is organized into tabs across the page
- Vertical view – Content is displayed in a single, scrollable layout
The layout currently in use is marked as Active.
In the image below, the page is set to vertical view:
Media gallery in vertical viewGood to know
- If the layout is fixed by your admin, layout options won’t appear.
- Layout changes apply to the entire media gallery and affect how all sections are displayed to viewers.
Header links
Header links let you add custom links to the media gallery header, giving viewers quick access to related resources such as external websites or documentation.
- Click Add custom link.
- Enter the link label (the text users see).
- Enter the link URL.
- Repeat to add a second link if needed. You can add up to two custom links.
Additional fields appear.
Viewers see the link in the media gallery header, as shown in the image below:
Visible sections
Use Visible sections to control which sections appear on the media gallery. Select or clear the checkbox next to each section to show or hide it.
Available sections include:
- Sessions
- Genie (if enabled on your site)
- Playlist
- Media
- About (displayed as Learn more on the media gallery page) If enabled by your administrator, the Learn More tab can display additional information for viewers, such as:
- Privacy settings
- Managers
- Moderators
- Appears in categories
- Number of subscribers
Good to know
- Sections with no content are automatically hidden.
- Hidden sections can be re-enabled at any time.
Note for Genie users: If Genie is enabled for your site, select 'Genie' in the Visible sections settings to display the 'Ask anything' experience. The way it displays depends on the layout you choose (Tabs view or Vertical view).
For more information, see Add Genie to a specific media gallery.
Default section
Use Default section to choose which section loads first when users open the media gallery.
The available options are:
- Media
- Sessions
- Playlist
- About (displayed as Learn more on the media gallery page)
- Genie (if enabled on your site)
Good to know
- The default section must be a visible section (a section may not be visible if it’s turned off, has no content, or isn’t enabled on your site).
- If the selected section has no content, the media gallery opens to the next available section automatically.
Media view mode
Use Media view mode to choose how media items are displayed in the media gallery.
Available options include:
- Grid – Media items are shown in a tiled grid
- Detailed – Media items are shown with additional details
The active view mode is marked as Active.
Playback in context
Use Playback in context to control where media plays when users select a video.
When enabled:
- Media that is published only to this media gallery always plays within the gallery's context
- Viewers stay on the page while watching the video
This setting applies only to media published exclusively to this media gallery.
Media player set
The Media Player set setting allows you to use a different set of players in this channel. Player sets are configured by your administrator and can contain different players for different media types.
The available options include:
- Site Default players – Uses the site's default players*.
- An administrator-configured player set/s.
*The default players are the players configured from the corresponding modules.
Media player override
The Media player override option only appears if the Themingmedia module is enabled.
When enabled, media that has its own player set configured uses that player instead of the media gallery's selected player set.
When disabled, the media gallery's selected player set is used for all media in the media gallery.
