Who is this for?
👤 User My Files, Users with edit privileges and Administrators
👁️🗨️ Available for all subscription plans
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How to add thumbnails
- In the Showell App for Web, Open 'Edit'-Mode and go to the file or folder where you want to update its thumbnail
- Open its settings
- Under the 'Thumbnail' section, click 'Change image'
- Upload image: Upload a new thumbnail image of choice
- Select from gallery: Select a thumbnail uploaded to your Application Resources, or then navigate in your content structure to select the right image
- Edit image: Crop the thumbnail
- Remove image: Remove the current thumbnail
- Once you are done with one of the above actions, the changes will be auto-saved
Add your thumbnails to a Gallery
If you have access, you can upload all your thumbnails to the Application Resources. This will allow you to easily access them through the Thumbnail Gallery feature.
- Open Showell Admin, click 'Files' in the top menu bar > Application Resources
- Upload all your thumbnails to the Thumbnails Folder
- After a quick refresh of the Showell Admin tab in your browser, you will now be able to view all the Thumbnails straight from the Thumbnail Gallery
💡 FAQ
Does Showell automatically creates thumbnails?
By default, any image, document or video will be provided with an auto-generated thumbnail. As the thumbnails are square, the middle part of the image, or the middle part of the first page of a document, will be used. Do note that you can change this at anytime using the crop-option.
For other file types, Showell will use a generic thumbnail image.
What is an ideal size and format for custom made thumbnails?
Ideally, you'd like to upload your thumbnails in JPG or PNG with 500x500 pixels. For easy access, you can upload these to your thumbnail folder inside your Application Resources. This way, they will appear in your Thumbnail gallery.