How to Add an External Link to Your Assets

Summary

In Bynder Digital Asset Management, you can add a link to an external website to an asset by using a Text type metaproperty. 

Note: The link is clickable in the asset detail view. It is not clickable in the Asset Bank overview.

Who?

This feature/solution requires Customer Support to enable, but then individual permissions can be done by the Bynder Admin.

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How?

Before you start

  • Set up the Text type metaproperty before you add links to assets.
  • A Text type metaproperty holds up to 2,500 characters.

Create a Metaproperty for External Links

  1. Go to Settings > Taxonomy > Metaproperties Management.
  2. Select Metaproperties and options in the left sidebar. 
  3. Select New metaproperty.
  4. Enter a unique Name. You can’t change the name later, but you can change the label.
  5. Set the Type to Text.

  6. Click Create Metaproperty.

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How to Add an External Link to an Asset

  1. Open the Asset Detail View of the asset.
    • Tip: Using the Multi-Edit screen, you can also add the link to multiple assets simultaneously.
  2. Expand the Metaproperty section.
  3. Enter the external link in the appropriate metaproperty field.
  4. Click Save Changes.

  5. The external link is now visible on the Asset Detail Page. Clicking the link opens the external website in a new window.

FAQs

What if the link doesn’t appear or isn’t clickable?

  • If you are looking at the Asset Bank overview, the link is not clickable there. Open the asset in the Asset Detail View instead.
  • If the link is missing in the Asset Detail View after you save, clear your browser cache and reload the page.
  • If the link still doesn’t appear, you can ask to speak with a Bynder support representative.

Limitations

  • The link is clickable only in the Asset Detail View. It is not clickable in the Asset Bank overview.
  • A Text type metaproperty can’t be used in a Smartfilter, so you can’t filter assets by the link values.
  • A Text type metaproperty can’t be changed to a Single select or Multi-select metaproperty later.
  • A Text type metaproperty has a limit of 2,500 characters.

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