Adding Brand Asset Categories in Sitecore requires configuring collection types and creating dedicated collections that will store and organize your brand visuals and color definitions. Below is the recommended process to set up both brand image categories and brand color categories.
Adding Brand Image Categories
To create a category for brand images, start by defining a new collection type. In Sitecore, navigate to Sitecore Settings → Option Lists → Collection Type and add the entry representing your brand image category.
Use the following format for the identifier:
CIH_BCT_<CATEGORY TYPE>
For image categories, the available category type is:
-
images
Add the appropriate labels as well.
Once the collection type is created, add a new Collection and assign the collection type you just configured (for example, brand images). This collection will represent your asset category. Place all relevant assets inside this collection. These assets will automatically belong to the category derived from the collection name.
Adding Brand Color Categories
To define brand colors, repeat the same initial step by creating a new collection type. Go to Sitecore Settings → Option Lists → Collection Type and add a new entry for brand colors.
Use the following identifier:
CIH_BCT_colors
Add labels as needed.
After creating the collection type, create a new Collection and assign the brand colors collection type to it.
Inside this collection, upload files with the .cihubcolor extension. Each file should contain an object structured like this:
{
"id": "897428381201",
"name": "Sky Blue",
"colorDescription": "lorem ipsum",
"hexValue": "#87CEEB",
"rgbValue": {
"red": 135,
"green": 206,
"blue": 235
},
"pantone": "279 C",
"cmyk": {
"cyan": 44,
"magenta": 12,
"yellow": 0,
"black": 8
}
}
And this is how it’s going to look in the panel:
