Use dropdowns for easier data entry, better searching, and increased data integrity
[Updated 2017-03-09: The code snippets were modified to work in Gallery Server 4.X installations.] Gallery Server supports 75 pre-defined properties for your media assets, such as title, caption, and more. There are also 20 custom properties you can use for any purpose you desire. You can make any of these editable on the Metadata page in the site admin area. When you do, Gallery Server gives you a text box where you can edit the property. For example, here I’ve given one of the custom properties the name ‘Color’: When I am logged in as a user with edit permission, I can edit the value by clicking on it: This works well for many situations, but wouldn’t it be nice to restrict the entry to a list of predefined choices? For example, what if the only colors you want to allow are black, gray, brown, [...]