Acquia DAM
Acquia DAM Integration with Drupal
Store and manage all digital assets in one location. Content editors access DAM assets from Drupal without a switch between systems.
Keep assets current across systems. After you update an asset in Acquia DAM, the changes open on your Drupal website without manual intervention.
Optimize Acquia Cloud platform resources to reduce local storage requirements. The Embed (CDN delivery) option serves assets from Acquia DAM. Drupal manages only the necessary metadata and references. Alternatively, the Download and sync (local storage) option enables assets to remain in the Drupal file system.
Flexible rendering
Select how assets reach Drupal. Use Embed (CDN delivery) for performance and scale. Use Download and sync to store copies locally for tighter access control and offline use.
Leverage Acquia DAM's metadata capabilities. Map DAM metadata fields to Drupal fields for enhanced content organization and searchability.
The module supports multiple asset types. Each is optimal for specific content formats.
Supported types:
Archive: File bundles and packages
Audio: Podcasts, music, voice recordings
Documents: Reports, spreadsheets, presentations
Generic: Fallback for specialized file types
Image: Photos, graphics, illustrations
PDF: Brochures, datasheets, white papers
SpinSet: 360-degree product photography
Video: Marketing videos, tutorials, product demos
Two rendering methods provide flexibility for different use cases and performance needs.
Embed (CDN delivery):
Download and sync:
Keep Drupal media entities synchronized with their source assets in Acquia DAM automatically.
Sync mechanisms:
What syncs:
Apply Drupal image styles to DAM images for responsive design, consistency, and optimization.
Features:
Map Acquia DAM metadata fields to Drupal media fields to keep important information available in Drupal.
Capabilities:
Keep metadata in sync after an asset update in DAM.
Import multiple assets from Acquia DAM categories or asset groups in single operation.
Capabilities:
Register and track where your DAM assets are utilized across your Drupal ecosystem.
Benefits:
Determine the appropriate Drupal media type for DAM assets.
Features:
Serve assets from the private file system of Drupal to use strict access control.
Features:
Track and manage asset expiration dates from Acquia DAM.
Capabilities:
Use UI indicators for expired assets.
Use automatic tracking of expiry status in Drupal.
Use mapping of expiry dates to Drupal media fields.
Work with approved asset versions and keep Drupal in sync with Acquia DAM’s version history.
Features:
Use automatic version detection.
Use finalized version sync.
Select options to update media or do so manually.
Support for next-generation image formats for better performance.
WebP support:
This uses smaller file sizes than JPEG in many cases.
This uses better compression than PNG for photographic content.
This has wide browser support.
Use automatic fallback to JPEG or PNG where needed.
AVIF support:
This provides superior compression and image quality for many scenarios.
This has modern browser support.
This can combine with responsive images and image styles.
SVG:
These are scalable vector graphics for icons and line art.
This uses resolution-independent render.
This uses small file sizes.
Use Drush commands to automate and manage DAM operations from the command line.
Available commands:
Acquia DAM integrates with various Drupal contributed modules out-of-the-box, providing a seamless editor experience. Key supported integrations include the Media Library, CKEditor, Crop API and Focal Point, Linkit, Responsive images, Site Studio, and Drupal Canvas.
Registers more detailed integration links in Acquia DAM to provide enhanced tracking of asset locations across Drupal content entities.
When to use:
Use when you need to accurately track asset usage across multiple entity types.
Use before you expire or replace widely used assets.
Use to help with comprehensive usage reports.
Use to help identify content dependencies for governance and review workflows.
Installation:
Acquia DAMdrush en acquia_dam_integration_linksEnables bulk import of assets from specific Acquia DAM categories or asset groups into Drupal.
When to use:
Installation:
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