# Content library

Create searchable products and Looks with images and multilingual details for reuse in Live Shows.

*Release 3.3 · admin, developer, operator*

**Settings › Live Shows › Content Library**

## What it is

The **Content Library** stores products and **Looks** for reuse in Live Shows. A product can include images, translated text, a destination address and a price. A Look groups product details under its own name and thumbnail.

## Who uses it and why

Users with the **Live Shows** role maintain catalogue content and find and prepare products for presentation. Developers help supply product identifiers, links and images that match the website catalogue.

## Where to find it

With the **Live Shows** role, open **Settings › Live Shows › Content Library**. Its creation menu offers **Product** and **Look**.

## How it works

Search the catalogue by name, SKU or ID, or description, and filter by content type. Multiple search words narrow the match together.

To add a **Product**, enter **Name** and **SKU / ID**, add images, and select the main image. Add **Description**, **URL**, **Price**, **Currency** and **Archive Date** as needed. Use the language tabs for translated text.

To create a **Look**, enter its details and upload **Look Thumbnail**. Use the plus button under **Products** to open **Select Products from Content Library**, select products and choose **Add to Look**. You can edit or remove a product within the Look before saving.

## Configure it

Ask Powerfront to prepare the website's language and currency settings before authoring content. Save products first if you want to select them for a Look. Both product and Look editors require a thumbnail; a non-zero product price also requires a currency.

Review a Look's included products when changing catalogue information. Editing a product within a Look changes the copy being edited there; do not assume that later changes to a separate product will update every saved Look.

### Fields

| Field | Where | Required | What it is for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Settings › Live Shows › Content Library | Yes | Sets the multilingual product or Look name, up to 50 characters in the editor. |
| SKU / ID | Settings › Live Shows › Content Library | Yes | Identifies the product or Look in the catalogue. |
| Description | Settings › Live Shows › Content Library › Product | No | Adds a multilingual product description, up to 200 characters in the editor. |
| URL | Settings › Live Shows › Content Library | No | Sets the multilingual destination address for a product or Look. |
| Product Images | Settings › Live Shows › Content Library › Product | Yes | Adds images and selects the main thumbnail for a product. |
| Currency | Settings › Live Shows › Content Library › Product | No | Sets the currency and symbol associated with the product price; required when a non-zero price is entered. |
| Price | Settings › Live Shows › Content Library › Product | No | Sets the product's displayed price. |
| Archive Date | Settings › Live Shows › Content Library | No | Records an archive date on the product or Look. |
| Look Thumbnail | Settings › Live Shows › Content Library › Look | Yes | Sets the required image representing the Look. |
| Products | Settings › Live Shows › Content Library › Look | No | Chooses the products included in the Look. |
| Hide Price | Settings › Live Shows › Shows › Look › Product | No | Hides the price for that product presentation. |

### Permissions

| Permission | Lets you |
|---|---|
| Live Shows | The Live Shows role makes the Content Library menu available when Live Shows is enabled for the website. |

## Limits and good to know

- The editors require **Name** and **SKU / ID**.
- **Name** allows 50 characters; product **Description** allows 200.
- Product images and the Look thumbnail are distinct selections.
- **Archive Date** and deletion are separate actions. Do not treat the date as a confirmed automatic removal schedule.
- This catalogue is separate from a connected commerce provider's live inventory.

## Depends on and works with

### This feature uses

- **Configured in** [Website and regional settings](ADM-004.md): The product currency selector initially uses the website currency when available.
- **Configured in** [Roles and permissions](ADM-008.md): Account roles determine access to the Content Library destination.
- **Configured in** [Attachment file types and virus scanning](ADM-018.md): Associated uploads use the website file service and attachment rules.
- **Configured in** [Supported languages](ADM-022.md): Content editors provide language tabs for multilingual fields.
- **Related** [Live show Showcase and product interactions](RTC-024.md): Live product showcases present the products and Looks maintained in the Content Library.
- **Needs licence or module** Admin settings and feature switches (managed by Powerfront): The Content Library requires Live Shows to be enabled for the website.

### Used by

- **Enhances** [Live show Showcase and product interactions](RTC-024.md): Reusable Content Library items can be added to a show.

## FAQ and troubleshooting

### Why will my product not save?

Check the required name and identifier, select a thumbnail and choose a currency if you entered a non-zero price.

### Why will my Look not save?

Check **Name**, **SKU / ID**, **URL** validation and **Look Thumbnail**.

### Why does a search return fewer results when I add words?

The search combines the words, so the matching content must satisfy all supplied terms. Try a shorter query or a different content-type filter.

### Why is a product in a saved Look different from the catalogue product?

A Look saves its included product details. Review and edit that product within the Look when you need to change its presentation.