Help Center/Editor & Widgets/Media Library

Using the Media Library

Choose uploads, safe URLs, Unsplash images, or icons—without manual URL editing.

Sources

Depending on the widget, the Media Library can offer:

Uploads (your files)
Safe URL (a validated external URL)
Unsplash (with attribution)
Material Icons

When a widget supports Media Library selection, that’s the recommended way to manage images instead of pasting raw URLs.

Image quality

For Unsplash assets, GizmoSauce uses thumbnails in pickers, but renders higher‑quality images in previews and embeds so your widget stays crisp.

Choose the right source (Uploads vs Unsplash vs Safe URL)

The Media Library is designed to make widgets look professional without manual URL wrangling.

Common sources:

Uploads: best for brand assets (logos, product images, custom graphics).
Unsplash: best for tasteful stock imagery with proper attribution.
Safe URL: best for assets hosted on your own CDN or a stable image host.
Icons: best for UI-style visuals like buttons and badges.

If a widget supports Media Library selection, use it instead of pasting raw URLs. You’ll avoid broken links, unsafe protocols, and low-quality images.

Image quality (thumbnails vs full images)

Inside the picker, GizmoSauce may show thumbnails for speed. In the actual widget preview and embed, we render higher-quality images so the result stays crisp.

If you ever see blurry images in the live widget:

Confirm you selected the asset from the Media Library (not a pasted thumbnail URL).
Re-open the picker and re-select the asset.
Verify your theme isn’t forcing image-rendering rules globally.

Safe URL policy (why some links are blocked)

One of the most common browser security risks is injecting an unsafe URL into a link or image source.

GizmoSauce blocks unsafe URL schemes (like javascript: and data:) and allows safe ones like https:.

If a URL is rejected, replace it with a normal https URL or use the Media Library Safe URL tool to validate it.

Need help? Send the right details (so we can answer fast)

Support is fastest when we can reproduce the issue.

Please include:

The page URL where the widget is embedded (or the editor URL)
The platform/builder (WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Squarespace, etc.)
What you expected to happen vs what you see
A screenshot of where the snippet is pasted (or a short screen recording)

If your issue involves a social connection (Instagram/Threads/TikTok), also include:

Which login path you used (Instagram vs Meta vs TikTok)
A screenshot of the provider error screen (if any)
Whether the account is Personal vs Business/Creator