Aurora: Manage image and video settings and permissions
Manage image settings
- Go to Settings > Content Features.
- Click Media.
- Turn on Image uploads to enable members to add images to their content.
- In the Additional image settings section, click Edit to set the maximum file size (in MB) for uploaded images.
- Click Save.
To override the setting to upload images lower-level categories or boards:
- Navigate to the desired place in the place picker.
- Scroll to the Media section under Content Features.
- Turn on or off Image uploads as needed.
Permissions
In addition to the Image Upload feature being enabled, members must have a role that grants them permission to upload images. Image-related permissions include:
- Add images to post: Enables members to add images to posts. This permission is granted by default and recommended for everyone.
- Bypass image upload limit: Enables members to upload as many images as they want, regardless of the community limit set under Settings > Content Features > Media. This permission is denied by default and should be granted to specific, trusted members.
Supported media formats
For Ranks, Aurora supports these image formats: .png and .svg
For all other images, Aurora supports these image formats: .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif
Manage video settings
Note: Videos uploaded to a Khoros community are hosted by Brightcove. Learn more about the Brightcove video hosting service.
To enable and configure video-related settings for your community:
- Go to Settings > Content Features.
- Click Media.
- Turn on Video uploads to enable members to add images to their content.
- Click Edit to set the maximum file size (in MB) for uploaded videos.
- Turn on or off the ability to embed externally-hosted video content.
- Click Save.
To override the setting to upload videos at lower-level categories or boards:
- Navigate to the desired place in the place picker.
- Scroll to the Media section under Content Features.
- Turn Video uploads and Embed external videos on or off as needed.
Permissions
In addition to the Image Upload feature being enabled, members must have a role that grants them permission to upload videos. Video-related permissions include:
- Add videos to post: Enables members to add videos to posts. This permission is denied by default and recommended for admins or advanced members.