Rating: 5 stars
I like this plugin a lot, It still works for me in the latest version.
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Thom we need you back! There are so many willing to pay for a pro version is this! Come back to us!
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I just wanted to know why this plugin has been neglected? It does not work with the latest WordPress version and has not been updated for the last 3 years? Why is this?
I added this plugin to my website and it does exactly what I want it to do, but it broke the site because it is out of date. I was looking for a plugin where I can display files on the front end of the website and where users can upload their own files into folders on the front end.
Will this be updated and if not, can anyone suggest an alternative way or plugin that will do the same thing as the File Away Plug did?
Thanks
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I’ve used this plugin in many websites and it has been flawless. I wish someone will take over this plugin and continues updating it. I am sure many people like me will pay for it too.
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File Away is quite fast, versatile, complete and very robust.
A very good extension that works without any problem for listing, download and upload files.
Better, it is free and has a good forum for help.
Rating: 5 stars
Such a great plugin. Wish it was being developed further with more features and updates! Essential for our Intranet at my current company.
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I’ve used this plugin for the past two years. A couple of months back I had a challenge which turned out to NOT be related to FileAway. I lodged a support request on a Sunday and got an answer within an hour.
Since then, I’ve followed this support thread and have regularly seen near immediate responses from the dev. It seems he never sleeps!
As to the functionality of the plugin, there is simply nothing like it. It works flawlessly despite the awesome features and power.
If you’re worried about it not having been updated recently, don’t. It simply doesn’t need to be!
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Fixed my problem with symlinks caused by a security fix in the plugin within a few hours of my reporting it. Amazing!
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Excellent support.
Thanks Thom Stark.
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Ive Used Mr starks plugins on a few sites with great success not only for me as the developer but my clients too love the ease at which this plugin is. Its not abandoned its just been written right the first time
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Have been using this plugin very successfully for several years now to allow access to a small library of about 100 meeting minutes pdf files in different folders.
It does the job superbly and is so easy to use that I hardly get any user issues. That’s both on mobiles and desktops, it works well with a responsive theme.
As Wordfence now warns of it being “abandoned” I’ve been looking at potential alternatives. Whilst I’ve found a couple that will do the job, they’ve both got downsides, particularly speed if Ajax is involved.
Would love to see this plugin carry on and would be very happy to pay for a premium version.
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5 stars.
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works fine with 4.9.5 on test site. will definitely donate to the author when we go live. there is no other plugin even remotely similar.
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I′ve been the using only the download-function of this plugin for about 2 years without any issues.
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Once you’ve got your head around the basics this is an easy to use file repository plugin. Code appears to be clean and it loads fast. Really good job on this, thank you.
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Apart from minor bugs related to compatibility with other plugins, this is a gem! Please continue development!
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how can i display the file extensions at the end of the file name?
for example Filename.pdf or Filename.JEF
thanks
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I have file away on a wordpress site installed on a windows server using iis. File away originally was working for me after removing stripslashes line 1063-1064, and also Line 1101 and then deleteing 1086.
But all of a sudden it stopped working, i can no longer upload files from File away front end. I need help resolving this asap.
Thanks
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Great plugin and certainly the best of it’s kind for managing front-end uploads/downloads and file lists. I disagree with some of the negative reviews, there’s nothing wrong with the amount of settings or complexity unless you have a feeble mind ;).
The animation after saving changes is a little long (but you don’t have to wait for it to finish to save changes).
The only thing stopping this from being a 5 star review is that I’ve built it into a clients site (as of June 2017) and the plugin hasn’t been updated in 2 years – just hoping an update comes soon or compatibility remains stable for the foreseeable future.
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I like the plugin but was having difficulty as it would not play well with Visual Composer. Downloading is great. But you cannot set up any upload option when VC is active. You get the browser, upload button, but nothing happens. Works correctly with VC deactivated. Shortcode Generator does not display either, so code has to be manually entered, unless you disable VC first. Then it all works to set up, just can’t upload…yet.
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Will be thanking you properly as soon as we are out of beta!
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Awesome plugin, incredibly versatile and very polished. Demands some time of study if you want to make the most out of it, but I guess that for all that it does, this is as easy to use as it gets—and it comes with lots of tips and tutorials.
Well done!
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When you read it this – please read until the end!
Now, I have worked with FileAway a couple of months and while it’s pretty powerful in terms of functions, there are lots of downsides.
Others may not worry about these things, but for me the things described below are really a problem
for me:
Downside 1):
Automatic file renaming
You can not simply upload a file and link to it – it will get renamed by the plugin (will include uploader name) which makes the frontend upload useless (because it changes the filename and breaks my original url) – I have searched a long time – no answer or solution to this.
Downside 2):
Thumbnail generation
When you make use of the shortcode to display thumbnails in the table listing, the created thumbnails will have utterly long names and will be listed too.
– Your frontend FileAway folder:
– myPic1
– myPic2
– myPic3
– myPic4
– myPic5
– _superlongFileAway__medium_thumbnail_whatever_myPic1
– _superlongFileAway__medium_thumbnail_whatever_myPic2
– _superlongFileAway__medium_thumbnail_whatever_myPic3
– _superlongFileAway__medium_thumbnail_whatever_myPic4
– _superlongFileAway__medium_thumbnail_whatever_myPic5
You can’t exclude these thumbnails.
Downside 3):
awkward shortcode, just a pain to edit
Once you have entered the FileAway shortcode, you are stuck with it, meaning:
If you have accidently made a wrong setting, you either have to know all the shortcode attributes by heart, or you need to go all over the whole process of creating it again.
Downside 4):
loading animation is too looooong
The loading screen is just odd. OK, I had to laugh the first time, but then it just becomes a waste of time.
Downside 5):
auto iFrame file
Once you have installed the Plugin FileAway, it automatically creates an iFrame.php file.
I don’t want that! All attempts to remove this unwanted file from my theme directory fail.
Downside 6):
search is not recursive
When you use the search function, it does only search through the current folder, not the child folders of it.
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It is a great plugin, but the plugin author went too geeky in some aspects.
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This is more than a simple file manager for WP. It allows excellent management capabilities, but also wonderfully customizable in terms of visitor (and participant/author) experience. I am hoping the author will not abandon this project anytime, soon.
Kudos to the author for this absolutely amazing plugin! Donated for support. I’d urge anyone loving this plugin to do the same.
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You’re the God! You saved my life!!!
Thank you so much and good luck with your movies!
Rating: 5 stars
Very useful and easy plugin to work with.
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Tweakable interface with Drupal like control and awesome documentation. Well done!
I am using it to develop a site to view and share a massive photo collection on a home server.
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This plugin is really great. Whatever feature I can think about, it provides it. Thank you so much, Thom. Please please please keep this plugin free.
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This plugin rocks! it is amazing how many options you can use and at the same time how simple it is to use .
Congrats mate and keep it going!
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Was looking for a plugin to provide abilities for users to upload files and see list of their uploads from frontend. Went through a couple of plugins that never really quite nailed it until I stumbled upon File Away. This plugin not only provide that, it also allow dynamic path which means that all the files uploaded are automatically files in a new folder with user name so thing are super tidy in the back end. Oh and it is very complete, easy to set up and the CSS looks super neat out of the box. This is so spot on ! Amazing plugin really, great job !
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