Since version 3.5.0, the Iptanus File Upload plugin can send uploads to Dropbox. Files that your visitors upload are transferred to a Dropbox account of your choosing.
Connecting a Dropbox account
First you need to name the account and give the plugin access to it. Open the plugin’s Settings in the Dashboard:
The Dropbox Uploads option shows as not activated, with a Press here button beside it. Pressing it opens a new page telling you that “Iptanus File Upload Plugin would like access to the files and folders in your Dropbox“. If you are not signed in to Dropbox, you are asked to sign in first.
Press Allow. The next screen shows a code:
Copy that code into the text box of the Dropbox Uploads option in the plugin’s Settings:
Press Finish. The option now reads “Activated”:
Sending a form’s uploads to Dropbox
Add the attribute dropbox=”true” to the plugin’s shortcode. If you prefer the Shortcode Composer, open the Interoperability tab and switch on Upload to Dropbox:
The two further options
- The destination folder — the dropboxpath attribute, or Dropbox Path in the composer. A folder that does not exist yet is created when the first file arrives. With no path set, files go to the root of the account.
- The local copy — the dropboxlocal attribute, set to “delete” or “keep”, or Local File Action in the composer. It decides whether the file stays on your own server once it has been transferred.
Once Dropbox uploads are switched on, every file uploaded through the plugin is transferred to the account you connected.
If you have questions, problems or suggestions, please contact us.
The Iptanus team
Hi Nickolas,
many thanks for developing the File Upload plugin.
I just purchased the Pro version and I seem to be having some issues with enabling file upload to my dropbox account. I try to follow the instructions that you have here, but when I press the “Press here” button, either being on Firefox or Chrome, it doesn’t do anything (I suppose there should be some kind of pop-up window or something).
Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks!
Kostas
Fixed! I had to make proper connection to “iptanus”.
Keep up the good work!
I was just about to suggest it to you. Let me know if you have any other issues.
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Nickolas
We have the pro version and have enabled Dropbox uploads. The files are uploaded to the WordPress server but don’t get uploaded to Dropbox. They are stuck in the Pending File Transfers queue
Our shortcode
[wordpress_file_upload multiple=”false” createpath=”false” redirect=”true” redirectlink=”/thankyou/” placements=”userdata/title/filename+selectbutton+uploadbutton/subfolders/captcha/filelist/message” notify=”true” notifyrecipients=”rmechlin@webdesigns.net” notifymessage=”Dear Larry,%n%%n%A new file has been uploaded from:%n%Filename: %filename%%n%Company: %userdata1%%n%Email: %userdata2%%n%Docket Number:%userdata3%%n%%n%Best Regards” widths=”userdata:500px” heights=”userdata_label:50px” userdata=”true” userdatalabel=”Company Name|t:text|s:left|r:1|a:0|p:inline|d:/Email Address|t:email|s:left|r:1|a:0|v:1|p:right|d:|g:0/Docket Number|t:text|s:left|r:0|a:0|p:right|d:” dropbox=”true” dropboxpath=”/website_uploads/”]
Hi, I send you debug instructions in your email.
Regards
Nickolas