MediaValet Custom Homepage Overview

Step 1: Understand the Layout of Your Custom Homepage

When you log in to MediaValet, you land on your custom homepage, which may look different from other users’ pages depending on how your admin has configured it (for example, the Hill University Library homepage).

Each homepage includes six main widgets or sections:

• Welcome Message**
• Featured Resources (featured categories and featured saved searches)**
• Useful Links**
• What’s Happening (notification center)
• My Favorites
• Pick Up Where You Left Off

**These widgets are fully configured by your admin and apply to the entire organization. You cannot change these admin-configured sections.

All homepage widgets can be resized based on your preferences. 

You can:

• Adjust the height of a widget
• Adjust the width of a widget

Resize them to focus on the information that matters most to you.

Step 2: Use the “What’s Happening” Notification Widget

The What’s Happening widget, located on the right, acts as your notification center. It shows activity and updates that are relevant to you and your user profile.

Step 3: Review “Pick Up Where You Left Off”

This widget automatically displays your recent activity, including:

• Categories you visited most recently (e.g., categories visited today)
• Assets you accessed recently
• Collections you recently viewed, shown on a separate tab

You do not manually configure this widget; instead, it reflects your browsing and usage history in the DAM.

Step 4: Expand and View the “My Favorites” Widget

You have full control over the My Favorites widget. This section is where you pin your own frequently used items for quick access.

If needed, stretch or enlarge this widget so its contents are easier to see. 

Within My Favorites, you can pin:

• Categories
• Saved searches

This allows you to build a personalized quick-access area on your homepage.

Step 5: Pin Favorite Categories from the Library

To add favorite categories to My Favorites:

1. Click Explore Categories from within My Favorites.
2. In the Library tab, you will see:
   1. Most Viewed and Recently Uploaded folders at the top
   2. A Pinned Categories section where your admin’s pinned categories appear. These four admin-pinned categories are shown at the top and cannot be unpinned by you.

To pin your own categories:

1. Scroll to find a category you frequently visit
2. Click the ellipsis (⋯) menu for that category
3. Select Pin to Myself

Then go back to the homepage to see where these categories appear. 

Step 6: Manage and Pin Saved Searches to Favorites

In the My Favorites area, you can also pin Saved Searches.

If you click on the Advanced Search tab you will see saved searches you have already pinned.

To add more saved searches:

1. Go to the Advanced Search area, where all your saved searches are listed.
2. Hover over the pin icons next to each saved search:
   1. Greyed-out pins indicate searches pinned by your admin for the entire organization (you cannot change these).
   2. Darker pins are ones you have pinned for yourself and can manage.

3. Click the pin icon to add this saved search to your favorites.

After pinning:

1. Go back to the homepage
2. Confirm that your saved search now appears in your My Favorites saved searches for quick access.

Step 7: Access Help Resources and Provide Feedback

When you’re finished customizing your homepage, remember that additional help and support are available.

To get assistance:

• Visit the Support Center by clicking on the Help menu at the bottom-left corner of the interface
• Use the search bar in the Support Center to look up help articles.
• To share suggestions or issues with MediaValet, click the Give Feedback button at the bottom and submit your comments to the team.