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#1 2009-05-01 15:40:01

agl

New Member

From: Massachusetts

Registered: 2009-03-04

Posts: 3

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Streamlining photo uploads

Hey, I’m creating a collaborative photography site where many authors will be posting photos. Right now, photos are being attached to articles as article_image’s, and category 1 is being used to store the photographer’s name.

Right now, uploading a new photo requires visiting both the Image and Write tabs and I’d like to streamline that process. I’ve tried stm_image_uploader, which puts an upload button on the Write tab. That’s better, but it still requires the author to copy/paste the image id to the article image field. What would be better would be a simplified Write tab (or other form) with:

— A text area to enter the body of the article
— A button to upload an image
— A dropdown to select the section (preset to a default section)
— A dropdown to select the category (preset to the appropriate category for that author)

I’ve seen mem_moderation, which provides a simplified form for submitting content from the public side of the site, but that would require moderator approval of all posts which I think diminishes the collaborative feel of the site.

Any thoughts?

#2 2009-05-01 17:15:25

MattD

Plugin Author

From: Monterey, California

Registered: 2008-03-21

Posts: 1,254

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Re: Streamlining photo uploads

lam_image_uploader automatically adds the image id to the article_image field. It’s based on stm_image_uploader.

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