---
title: "Manage your website images (Asset Library)"
url: "https://mycommunitysync.com/manage-website-images"
community: "CommunitySync"
description: "Upload once and reuse anywhere, and fix hotlinked images so they can’t break."
updated: "2026-07-18T18:45:00.616+00:00"
---

# Manage your website images (Asset Library)

*Website Builder*

Every website has one shared media library, so you upload an image once and drop it wherever you need it. The library also flags images borrowed from other sites — the kind that vanish without warning — and lets you copy them onto your own storage in one click. This article covers how to add media, reuse it, and keep it from breaking. Only community owners and admins can do this, inside the orange platform panel.

## Open the Asset Library

1. Open the website editor. If you're not sure how, see [Open the website editor](/open-the-website-editor).
2. In the left icon rail, click **Assets**. This is your site's single media library — every image and video the site uses lives here.

Each tile shows you three things at a glance: the **source host** (where the file is stored), **where it's used** on your site (or **Unused** if nothing references it yet), and its **alt status** (whether the image has descriptive alt text). Alt text matters for accessibility and search — see [Image alt text](/image-alt-text).

![The Asset Library panel in the website editor](https://iaktsmonietvbikzietg.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/site-assets/kb/editor-rail-05-assets.png "Open Assets from the left icon rail to see your site's single media library.")

## Add media to the library

1. In the **Assets** tab, click **Upload media**.
2. Choose one or more image or video files. They're added straight to the library, ready to use anywhere on the site.

Uploads are automatically downscaled to roughly 1920 pixels wide. That keeps your pages fast without any effort on your part, and it's plenty of resolution for full-width website images.

## Re-scan for images already on your pages

If you've added images through block fields or imported content, the library can pick them up automatically.

1. In the **Assets** tab, click the **rescan** (refresh) icon.
2. The editor re-checks every page for referenced media and updates the library, including each tile's "where it's used" status.

Run a rescan any time the "used" or **Unused** labels look out of date.

## Reuse an image anywhere

You don't need to re-upload an image you've already added. On any image field elsewhere in the editor:

1. Click **Choose from library**.
2. Pick the image you want from your existing media.

You can also drag a file straight from your computer and drop it onto that picker to upload and use it in one step.

## Fix hotlinked (external) images

If an image is loaded directly from another website instead of your own storage, its tile shows the source as **External**. Hotlinked images are risky — if the other site moves or removes the file, it disappears from your site too.

When the library finds external images, an amber banner appears at the top:

1. Click **Re-host all external** in the banner.
2. The editor copies those images onto your own storage so they can no longer break.

Each run is capped at a set number of images, so if the banner is still there afterward, some remain — just click **Re-host all external** again to finish the rest.

## Troubleshooting

### I deleted an asset but it came back
Deleting a tile only removes the library entry, not the underlying file. If the image is still used somewhere on your site, the next rescan will detect it and the tile reappears. To remove it for good, first replace or remove the image everywhere it's used, then delete the library entry.

### The amber "external images" banner won't go away
Re-hosting is capped per run to keep things stable. If external images remain after one pass, click **Re-host all external** again. Repeat until the banner clears.

### A tile says "Unused" but I know it's on a page
Click the **rescan** (refresh) icon to re-check your pages. The used/unused labels only update when the library scans, so a fresh rescan should correct it.

### My image looks lower-resolution than the original
Uploads are automatically downscaled to about 1920 pixels wide. That's intentional for web performance and is more than enough for full-width images. If you need the original at full size, keep a copy outside the builder.

### Website Builder

- [Add calls to action (CTA bands and buyer/seller guides)](https://mycommunitysync.com/calls-to-action.md)
- [Add social proof: stats, testimonials, case studies, and logos](https://mycommunitysync.com/social-proof-blocks.md)
- [Add a contact or lead form to your website](https://mycommunitysync.com/add-a-lead-form.md)
- [Show your property listings on your website](https://mycommunitysync.com/listings-on-your-website.md)
- [Add an agent directory (and team blocks)](https://mycommunitysync.com/agent-directory-on-your-website.md)
- [Embed a map, video, or custom HTML](https://mycommunitysync.com/embed-block.md)
- [Set up your site's navigation menu](https://mycommunitysync.com/set-up-site-navigation.md)
- [Build your website footer](https://mycommunitysync.com/build-your-footer.md)
- [Add, rename, and organize pages](https://mycommunitysync.com/manage-website-pages.md)
- [Reuse a layout with page templates](https://mycommunitysync.com/page-templates.md)
- [Add alt text to images (accessibility & SEO)](https://mycommunitysync.com/image-alt-text.md)
- [Open the website editor and find your way around](https://mycommunitysync.com/open-the-website-editor.md)
- [Add, move, and remove blocks on a page](https://mycommunitysync.com/add-and-arrange-blocks.md)
- [Edit a block's content in the inspector](https://mycommunitysync.com/edit-block-content.md)