How can I enable download link in the Media browser library tab

Question

My media browser has a list of powerpoint and visio files:

How can I add a download link or preview it next to each file? The idea is to make it easier for user to choose which file they want before saving the content. I am using media module 7x-2.8.

Answer 1

1 Create your view, add the fields you'd like displayed.

2 On the "Content: Video" field settings, choose the "preview" option under formatter - this displays the thumbnail.

3 Add the "Content: Path" field to your view

4 Uncheck the settings for label, check the box for "exclude from display"

5 Click on rewrite results and select "Use Absolute Link"

6 Next you'll need to reorder your fields so that "Content: Path" is above "Content: Video".

7 Edit your Content: Video settings.

8 Go to rewrite results and check "Output This Field as a Link".

9 Put [path] as the link path.

10 Save it.

You are done.

Answer 2

I ended up using this to resolve the query.

• Copied the entire function theme_media_thumbnail from sites/all/modules/media/includes/media.theme.inc into sites/all/themes/mytheme/template.php
• Renamed the function to mytheme_media_thumbnail

• Added these lines before this line return $output:

  if ($element['#file']->type=='document') { // add download link below the file $url = file_create_url($element['#file']->uri); $output .= '<br />'.l('Download', $url); }

These sites were useful during my research:

• How to add a custom View Library https://www.drupal.org/node/1547884. I didn't need to do this as I cannot add any custom fields to these "media browser"-view
• Add a list view in the media library selector widget https://www.drupal.org/node/1806812. I took this method and put the custom function in my template.