Uploadify

Uploadify simply adds a shortcode that uses the jQuery Uploadify plugin. See this page for more details on the jQuery Uploadify plugin. The shortcode accepts many of the attributes that Uploadify supports, see below.

By default files will be uploaded to the default WordPress upload folder. Which will be in wp-content/uploads in a default WordPress installation. If you have the ‘Organize my uploads into month- and year-based folders’ option checked in the Miscellaneous options admin page, the folder would be wp-content/uploads/2010/05 if you uploaded a file in May 2010.

IMPORTANT: Security is up to you. You should use the fileExt and fileDesc to limit the file types that can be uploaded. I also recommend changing your upload folder to a location that is outside of your public html root. If your web host doesn’t allow that. Then you should at least put a blank index.php into your upload folder as well as an .htaccess file with the following code.

<Files .htaccess>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>

Options All -Indexes

Example Usage :

[uploadify folder='/path/to/the/upload/folder' multi='true' auto='true']

Supported shortcode options:

  • script : The path to the backend script that will be processing your uploaded files. This must be an absolute path to the upload folder.
  • checkScript : The relative path to the backend script that will check if the file selected already resides on the server. No Default. ‘check.php’ is provided with core files.
  • fileDataName : The name of your files array in the upload server script. Default = ‘Filedata’
  • method : Set the method for sending scriptData to the backend script. Either ‘GET’ or ‘POST’. Default is set to ‘POST’.
  • scriptAccess : The access mode for scripts in the flash file. If you are testing locally, set to ‘always’. Default = ‘sameDomain’
  • folder : The path to the folder you would like to save the files to. Do not end the path with a ‘/’. For absolute paths prefix the path with either ‘/’ or ‘http’.
  • queueSizeLimit : The limit of the number of items that can be in the queue at one time. Default = 999.
  • multi : Set to true if you want to allow multiple file uploads.
  • auto : Set to true if you would like the files to be uploaded when they are selected.
  • fileDesc : The text that will appear in the file type drop down at the bottom of the browse dialog box.
  • fileExt : A list of file extensions you would like to allow for upload. Format like ‘.ext1;. ext2;.ext3′. *fileDesc is required when using this option.
  • sizeLimit : A number representing the limit in bytes for each upload.
  • simUploadLimit : A limit to the number of simultaneous uploads you would like to allow. Default is 1.
  • buttonText : The text you would like to appear on the default button. Default is ‘BROWSE’.
  • buttonImg : The path to the image you will be using for the browse button.
  • hideButton : Set to true if you want to hide the button image.
  • rollover : Set to true if you would like to activate rollover states for your browse button. To prepare your browse button for rollover states, simple add the ‘over’ and ‘press’ states below the normal state in a single file.
  • width : The width of the button image / flash file. Default is 30.
  • height : The height of the button image / flash file. If rollover is set to true, this should be 1/3 the height of the actual file. Default is 110.
  • wmode : Set to transparent to make the background of the flash file transparent. If set to transparent, the flash file will be at the top-most layer of the page. By omitting the buttonImg option and setting wmode to transparent, the entire flash file will be transparent, allowing you layer content below it or style the button using CSS. Default is ‘opaque’.
  • cancelImg : The path to the default cancel image.
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