Upload & embed media

Metadata is structured data that contains comprehensive information about a resource - such as images, documents, videos or audio files. Metadata provides an additional description of the resource so that it can be processed automatically.
The Alt and Title attributes fulfill two functions: On the one hand, the attributes provide information for screen readers and thus ensure an accessible website. On the other hand, they are very important for appearing in Google Image Search. They provide the search engine with important information about the content of the image.

Please make sure that the fields are filled in a meaningful way and that the resource is already given a coherent and structured name when it is named. See also the notes on "Naming files".

Explanation of the fields using the example "Image"

• Name: short, concise and above all for the search as concrete a name as possible.
• Alternative text: serves e.g. with screen readers the contentwise description of the picture (importantly for barrier liberty!)
• Description: is displayed under the medium on the website, e.g. as a caption
• Source: is displayed on the website and should include the source of the image, especially if this is necessary for licensing reasons.

If the medium uses the English language, please use English wording.

Files should be named sensibly:
meaningful-title-of-picture.file-format
Ex: designersnight-06-2022-drinks.jpg

try to avoid abbreviations and filler words
no capitalization, umlauts are allowed by now

The website is optimized to meet current standards in media display. This means that even with Retina displays, the resolution of the images is displayed sufficiently large. Smaller displays are automatically provided with smaller or less high-resolution images.

For this reason, minimum upload requirements are kept very restrictive. If you have an image that does not meet the requirements (see above), you should first try to get a higher resolution version.
If this is not possible, please adjust the image with an image editing software.

In order for an editor to edit a media record, he or she must be an "author". This is the case if the person created the record. 

You want to update a medium or you have accidentally included the wrong file? So it is recommended to exchange the medium in the respective data set instead of creating a new one. This way, all referencing is retained on the website.