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#1 2010-07-02 20:25:53

dreamer

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Registered: 2007-06-08

Posts: 242

Inserting an image while editing/writing an article

Is it just me or does the current interface seem a bit backwards when it comes to image management. I would need to upload an image first and then go to the Write Article interface to write content and then upload the image. Whereas a CMS like Wordpress allows you to upload the image while you are simultaneously creating content.

Thoughts? A way around this?

Last edited by dreamer (2010-07-02 20:26:12)

#2 2010-07-02 20:28:10

MattD

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From: Monterey, California

Registered: 2008-03-21

Posts: 1,254

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Re: Inserting an image while editing/writing an article

There are a few plugins that solve this. One is bot_image_upload.

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#3 2010-07-02 22:33:05

masa

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From: North Wales, UK

Registered: 2005-11-25

Posts: 1,095

Re: Inserting an image while editing/writing an article

dreamer wrote:

Thoughts? A way around this?

I show clients how to keep the Images and Write tabs open simultaneously in two browser tabs – can be done with a single bookmark. They do the uploading, captioning, resizing first, then switch to the Write tab and use e.g. jmd_img_selector to place the image.

Last edited by masa (2010-07-02 22:33:55)

#4 2010-07-03 00:46:04

els

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From: The Netherlands

Registered: 2004-06-06

Posts: 7,458

Re: Inserting an image while editing/writing an article

upm_img_popper lets you choose an image from the write screen.

Edit: oops, sorry, didn’t read well… you’d still need to upload the image first.

Last edited by els (2010-07-03 01:13:58)

#5 2010-07-03 08:32:02

monkeyninja

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From: Sheffield, UK

Registered: 2008-10-14

Posts: 239

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Re: Inserting an image while editing/writing an article

As Matt says, redbot’s bot_image_upload plugin (which is still under development) is a great way of achieving this. It pulls the image content tab into the write screen so that you can upload and select an image for use with your article.