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What does site collection images of the top site mean?
I think it’s just another name of the Style lib/images of the top site. Site Collection Images is a carry-over document library from the 2007 Publishing Feature. It’s a document library but with multiple content types assigned to it (Image, Audio, Video).
What’s the name of the new image library?
Images is a new library called and Asset library but in reality and behind the scenes, it’s exactly the same as the old Site Collection Images document library with the three custom content types assigned to it. The only difference I can see is the icon used for the library.
SharePoint Server supports two types of site collections: host-named site collections and path-based site collections. In a path-based site collection, all the subsites in the site collection will share a root or parent URL (DNS name).
What’s the difference between style lib and site collection images?
Images lib provides a thumb view by default while the Style lib/images just treat images as files. Site collection images? I think it’s just another name of the Style lib/images of the top site. Site Collection Images is a carry-over document library from the 2007 Publishing Feature.
Where to find display templates in design manager?
You can view existing display templates in Design Manager, but you don’t create them in Design Manager the way that you create master pages and page layouts. Instead, you: Open your mapped network drive to the Master Page Gallery. Open one of the four folders in the Display Templates folder.
How does the display template work in SharePoint?
All markup required by SharePoint is added to the .js file so that the display template displays correctly. The HTML file and the .js file are associated, so that any later edits to the HTML file are synched to the .js file when the HTML file is saved.
My rule of thumb has been: if you have only 1 site collection for your project, then use the Site Collection Images. Otherwise, create a folder structure like: /Style Library//images.