New Upload Feature

Also,

I am worried that when someone selects the file and the file type and file name appears, a user will think that they are done and that the file is already uploaded. I figured out that the “file away” button then needs to be clicked to complete the upload. But will the end-user realize this? I’m afraid some may not.

And I would like to add a feature request: An addition of replacing the spinning icon at the right with the percentage of upload completed would be super cool! Or another way to do it would be to shade the area like a bar graph behind the title as the upload completes.

I can add an option to choose the label for the upload button, so you can make it say “Upload” or “Click to Upload”. We can’t change the text on the “+ Add Files” button because it needs to be a fixed width because the actual file input field is invisible behind it.

I can make it an option to have the destination directory be fixed and thus remove the dropdown. I would also, in that case, probably need to remove the ability to create subdirectories when renaming files. (You’ll notice, before upload, if you rename: “filename” to “new sub 1/new sub 2/filename”, it will create those two subdirectories. Users cannot use “..” though to try to get above the parent directory.

I can’t make any promises about the progress bar. It was definitely a consideration but I opted for the spinner which was easier. I’ll look into it further.

Right now I’m working on improvements to Manager Mode tables. The next release will allow deleting (recursively) of entire directories, renaming of directories, and creating new subdirectories inline in the table itself. I’ll try to include some of the changes you requested in that release as well.

For my needs, I want clients to be able to send me a big file easily without the need to pick a sub-directory. I’m sure that there are many that would like to give their users that option, but I prefer to keep it simple for the end user.

Thanks for the fantastic plug-in! I look forward to seeing the advancement of the Upload code on this.

OK. I’ve done all this, including the progress bar. The new version will be up late tonight or early tomorrow, probably.

Yes I downloaded this plugin because I need my team to be able to send me large zip files. I’ve been trying to test this and it won’t let me upload anything over 8MB, even though my wordpress settings allow up to 250. But I am looking forward to having the upload screen neat and tidy, and will wait for the update before trying anything further. Thanks for all your hard work!

You need to check your php.ini settings for:

post_max_size and upload_max_filesize. The new version to be released very soon will look at those and your own personal setting, and whichever is smaller will be the max upload size.

a-ha! Mine was php5.ini, I renamed it to php.ini and now my limit is 300. thank you!!!! <3 <3

Good deal. Glad you got it figured out. ??

Version 2.1 is now up.

You rock!!!

Got it working?

Your plugin works perfectly.

Because I am on a shared server from Hostgator, I cannot access the php.ini file and am limited by the server’s settings. I used to run Xupload on my site and was never limited by the server’s PHP settings. Not sure why, honestly. The notifications weren’t working correctly so I gave up on it and switched to uploadthingy. Uploadthingy handles everything with their server and works really well; but has a monthly fee. That is why I was hoping that File Away would be answer; but with the PHP limit, I cannot use it.

That’s a shame, but yes. The only limitations of File Away’s upload feature are the limitations of the server you pay for. However, I am an a shared server with Blue Host and I can adjust the php.ini for my own domains just fine. What’s up with Hostgator??