Helmut_pdorf 07 Apr 2009 15:44
The Multi File Uploader is working for Pro - Accounts!
If you have a pro- Account you can read Michals last Post to this old wish and new feature: ticket:7 (comment)
And for all other non-pro users I copy here the complete post from him:
Today we have successfully installed a new, improved uploader. Although it looks simple, it required really a lot of work, including server-side software upgrades, discovering and fixing many quirks and problems, cross-platform testing, changes to the page revision handing, notifications etc. — but I believe the uploader is much better than the previous version (which is still available) and still is flexible enough to be improved.
A few facts:
- It is flash-based. HTML-only forms do not allow multi-file uploads in an easy way, progress tracking is also tricky.
- Therefore Adobe Flash 9 or 10 is required.
- There is progress-tracking for each of the files and error-detection.
- It is aware of any size-limits on your site and informs you about them if e.g. files are too large before you start uploading.
- We have tested the uploader with large number of small files and individual files up to 50 MB.
- Reliability of the new uploader is far better than the previous one.
- Multiple files can be selected in the File Dialog easily by pressing Shift or Ctrl (Cmd on Mac). You can also add files by clicking "Select files" again.
- If Flash is not detected, the "old" uploader is available by default.
Open issues:
- We have seen some problems with Linux Fefora 8 + Firefox 2 + Flash 9: the flash object did not render properly and produces connection error on uploading.
- There is no drag&drop, a separate browser plugin would be required. A nice one is BrowserPlus, but we decided to use Flash-based solution because Flash is much more commonly used. We could however create a BrowserPlus variant of the uploader, this is (from what we learned some time ago) even more reliable, flexible and easy to implement.
- File managing still needs improvement — uploading files is easy now, moving/deleting/renaming lags a bit.
The new uploader is available to Pro users and their sites at the moment, we will enable it for everyone else in a month. I hope it will help you better use your storage space!
Good luck!
Michal
Hi-
I just started a free 30-day Pro+ Trial today to give this uploader a try…
Doesn't seem to be working in the trial…
Do I need to end the Pro trial and upgrade to minimum Pro Lite to get access to it ?
Thx.
Hi!
If you are paying for a Pro account, you are given the advantage to test upcoming new features. I say "test" because these features are in their "beta stage" and are potentially unstable.
The whole point of having a "Pro+ Trial" is so you can experience the added advantages of being a Pro+ user. The beta features are not offered to you because they are potentially unstable. Why would Wikidot risk new members getting a bad trial experience through de-functional features? So they provide you with the stable enhanced experience.
To answer your question, yes, you need to upgrade to a paying plan to have access to beta features.
Hi am a frequent bulk file uploader for my site. I use Flash, but got notified to deinstall as it will be out of service by the end of the year. Will we have to resort back to the html single-file uploader? Or are there plans to migrate the bulk uploader to html5 or whatever. Drag and drop would be a blast, very helpfull.
No, there will be no new other solution to upload files.
Ihave not deleted the newest flash-player from adobe and i will see after dec 2020 if it works…
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If you are on a Windows PC, it will be removed eventually by Microsoft.
https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-release-windows-10-cumulative-update-kb4577586-which-removes-flash/
https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/windows-10-has-finally-killed-off-flash-player
Not at the moment, but somewhere next year it will most likely happen, it will stop working next year. Alternative is to use a unsecure computer, which not updates anymore.
So there is definately a need for a replacement, uploading a file one-by-one is simply not a good solution.
Any update, knowing FLASH is gone in about a months time?
We really need a new bulk file-uploader. Preferrably Drag-and-drop kind of tool, based on HTML5
But any type will do, as long as it's not a file at a time like the old version that will remain
Here's official statement from Adobe
https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life.html
See also http://community.wikidot.com/blog:wikidot-extension-mass-delete-tool-and-more/comments/show#post-4827147
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Hi Helmut,
Yes I got that working, so it will solve the bulk file uploader using Flash. Downside of this is you have to navigate away from the page you want to upload files to, so although it works great, it's still very user unfriendly…………………….
It still would be a great service if a bulk uploader based on HTML5 would be implemented, especially since Flash will definitely stop working on January 12, 2012 (see: https://www.neowin.net/news/adobe-flash-player-gets-its-last-update-as-support-ends-this-year).
This is what is said about Flash after December 31, 2020……………………..
"Today is the end of the line for Flash, as Adobe has released the last scheduled update for Adobe Flash Player today. As previously announced, Flash Player will be supported through the end of the year, on December 31, but not after that. What's more, Adobe itself will block Flash content from running in Flash Player after January 12, 2021, so you won't be able to use it at all."
Thanks for reminding me, that after 12. Januar 2021 no Flash Player will work!
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As of today the FLASH-based multi-upload does not work anymore, the button will load, but will not respond anymore.
We now need to us single-file uploader again, or the wikidot extension. I really wish there was no need to switch to the sitesettings to upload more than one file to a page. It's very unproductive, although the extension itself is great.
All who are using the Flas-base multi-uploader.
There is a way to bypass the block of loading Flash content
It's all explained in this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztAOn666Cn8&ab_channel=Mark-TheTeslaPrince
And you can create the required mms.cfg file for your site here
http://vsoft.solutions/adobe/flash-eol-ee-config.php
I've done it for my wikidot site. And it works in Firefox, Edge and Chrome. Make sure you set the sites permissions to allow for Flash-content.
Content mms.cfg
Copy the mms.cfg file to any or one of the file-locations mentioned below:
If these folders do not exist, create them.
If you already uninstalled Adobe Flash, reinstall it from the file you previously downloaded. If not available use the deburg-version, which still can be downloaded. If required I can provide the file as well for Windows10.
Eventually Windows will start to remove the Flash Player, so until then this solution will work for you.
I do not understand what you mean with different pages - open in different tabs and the extensions alss open ?
What browser do you use?
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What I meant, Helmut, is that I have to switch to another page (or tab), search for the page I want to add files to. It's much easier to upload while being on the page you want to add the pages to (the old Bulk-uploader based on Flash). Although the new method works, it's just not as user-friendly as the old method.
I use the latest Firefox (85), Chrome, etc.
Unfortunately, with the latest update of Firefox, the Flash workaround is no longer working for me, so I will have to get custom to the new method I guess.
The released version 85 of Firefox (January 26, 2021) no longer has an option to load Flash. If you want to use the earlier mentioned workaround, install a second, but older, version of Firefox. Version 84.2 is the last version that is available to load Flash.
Installing older version (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/939994# ) alongside the latest version (multiple installs).
Have not tried it myself, will simply get used to the new way to upload multiple files I guess.
This, using the Wikidot Editor plugin for Chrome, has been working like a charm for a while now. Once in a while little issues, but it worked. Now the plugin is no longer available for Chrome. The developer needs to make a new version.
I managed (don't ask me how) to install a version that I grabbed from a previous PC, and it got loaded but gives an error. Main error-message is that Manifest version: 2 will be deprecated by 2023.
The Greasymonk version for Firefox still works, but I am so used to using Chrome, I do not like to switch browsers just to upload files to wikidot.
Install the Tampermonkey add-on
And install the following script.
// ==UserScript==
// @name Wikidot Improved Editor
// @namespace wdeditor
// @version 1
// @description <Any Text
// @author You
// @match http://<yoursite>.wikidot.com/_admin
// @icon https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain=wikidot.com
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
// Your code here…
var head=document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
var script=document.createElement('script');
script.type= 'text/javascript';
script.src= 'https://extension.wikidot.com/editor/code/1';
head.appendChild(script);
})();
For Firefox install Addon Greasemonkey
and install the follwoing script
// ==UserScript==
// @name Wikidot Improved Editor
// @namespace wdeditor
// @version 1
// ==/UserScript==
var head=document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
var script=document.createElement('script');
script.type= 'text/javascript';
script.src= 'https://extension.wikidot.com/editor/code/1';
head.appendChild(script);