When using the Gallery input for Content Blocks, if I drag and drop an image from the MODx Files tree from another media source the Gallery will copy files into it’s defined gallery folder. So I end up with duplicates. Is there a way to tell the Gallery to just use the original file through the media source’s URL?
In ContentBlocks, there are different ways files can be added.
- Uploading will obviously upload it to the configured path.
- Using the Choose Image option to browse the media browser will leave the file in place where it is and store just the URL.
- Dropping a file into the field (from outside the browser or from the file tree) will treat it as an upload and create a copy
- Pasting in a URL will download the file and upload it to its configured path
So if you don’t want a copy - browse to the file will avoid that.