# Replacement of standard Media Manager

Quantum Manager replaces the standard manager in the field of type "media".

Here how the selection of article image looks like when the replacement is enabled:

<figure><img src="/files/8ta5R4bkHQEnTdH8j1J9" alt=""><figcaption><p>Media field</p></figcaption></figure>

You can configure in which components this replacement should be enabled. To do that proceed to *Extensions* > *Plugins* and serach for "System - Redirect Media (com\_media) call to Quantum Manager".

### Plugin Options

#### Replace media field

Enable replacement of media field.

#### Where to replace

Select the components (with sections), in which replacement should be enabled. By default "Articles: Single Article".

#### Show Preview

Show or hide the image preview.

#### Default Path

The path which will be opened by default when selecting an image (if it is not selected). By default the path of *Images* scope is used. You can use Quantum Manager variables here (the same as for [Scopes](https://docs.norrnext.com/joomla-extensions/quantum-manager/component-options/general#scope-folders)).


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