Upgraded to 2.8 and can’t upload images

Right, this version somehow seems to screw with images big time…

I can upload, but the images don′t attach to the post. Since I use a theme that uses get_image to display thumbs, it is completely screwed up.

Can PLEASE somebody help the crowd? I guess there are many people with this prob…

How do you downgrade? I would give anything to go back to 2.7.1…BIG TIME!! Which files do I need to replace to get 2.7.1 working again?

I have a same problem!!!
Please,someone can fix this problem!
It’s a big big problem!

Yep, I’m having the same issue with the Flash Uplaoder. Just says “HTTP Error”. Worked fine in 2.7.1

I’ve added a Trac bug fix request for this:

https://core.trac.www.ads-software.com/ticket/10153

By the way, I used the Core Updater to upgrade to WordPress 2.8. I just tried uploading an image using the image uploader in the post write panel and it uploaded just fine with no errors.

I have spent some more time figuring out what is wrong with WP 2.8. As I suspected it’s a plug-in issue. Specifically, in my case, the plug-in causing fault was Click-Tags. I don’t think Andy Staines, the plug-in’s author, is supporting this plug-in anymore. Doh!

I have now upgraded successfully to WP 2.8.

So, I’d recommend to the other contributors to this thread; deactivate all your plug-ins and then re-activate them one at a time and find out where WP breaks, that last activated plug-in is the one to put in the trash! ??

It would be nice if there was more testing of WP releases before they get out in to the wild. Especially with plug-in compatibility. But, it’s amazing (free) software none-the-less, so I’m not grumbling, just wishing… ??

I don’t know if this helps but this issue applies to one site I have, using Firefox and Chrome but not when I use IE8, with NO plugins activated.
However another site on the same server works fine across all browsers.
The browser uploader works fine across all combinations.

Yup, after going through thorough research and proposed fixes, not to mention that one plug-in that promises the http fix, I finally did what others recommended here. I deactivated all of my plug-ins and that did the trick. The plug-in which caused me the headache was (drum roll) “NextGEN Gallery.” I hope this helps others.

I have deactivated all my plugins and my Dashboard is still completely messed up. I have asked my hosting company to restore everything and hoping I can get back to 2.7.1.

Totally weird behaviour. Not consistent between sites. When I clicked on the toolbar button the NextGen popup, it didn’t, it opened at the bottom of the edit page.

So I gave up, deleted all files except the wp-content folder and the config and .htaccess files, uploaded wp 2.71 again. Sweet. Then I try to auto-install TinyMCE Advanced, no-go needs at least 2.8! Ah ha, so I check it out on another installation, all working fine.

Back to the original site, auto update again to 2.8, install TinyMCE Advanced. Activate, test nextGen, OK, deactivate TinyMCE Advanced test nextGen still works. Reactivate TinyMCE Advanced, still OK.

Frontend? NextGen singlepics open ‘loading’ (thickbox) waiting waiting. Deactivate nextGen, reactivate. Thickbox popup now works perfectly.

Appears to be a little weird JavaScript in-compatibility, maybe it’s the order of the js includes? Someone might be able to tell us if these change order depending on when they are installed?

So any answers? Nup. But worth persisting.

I restored my site and databases (took over 2 days), deactivated all plugins, activated one by one. I found I had an issue with the Gixax Chat plugin not allowing the widgets to be moved.

I now seem to be able to upload pics (at least the box displays in NextGen plugin.

Widgets worked weird at first but seem to be OK now. It says I am running 2.8 still but the Dashboard is at least back.

I am praying it stays OK.

I have the same problem too. I am sure it will be fix in 2.8.1. For the mean time, I guess I have to settle with the plain old browser uploader.

For some reason my flash uploader suddenly decided to start working again. I was messing around with a post, and thought “What the hell, I’ll try it.” It worked. Not fluidly like it did before, and it’s real choppy and slow, but it works. Another thing – after uploading the images, I have to refresh the page before adding the gallery or else I won’t be able to do anything else with the post (save draft, preview, etc).

AH HA!

I’ve been having this problem as well and it’s been frustrating me. So taking the advice of someone above, I deactivated all my plugins… and one by one started activating and testing. Once I deactivated them all, uploading images worked again. So I figured it was a plugin issue. Long story short, I activated each plugin and tested it and after activating all plugins it still works! Like BigAL, it is choppy and acts a little weird, but it’s working. Not sure why deactivating everything and then reactivating it made it work, but it does… thankfully!!

Josh