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
I am having the same problem as David. I am using a small AWS instance. i have increased my memory. Any other ideas?
Hi, are you getting 500 Internal Server errors? Can you send me the error log of your web server at info@iptanus.com?
I have just downloaded 3.9.6 and am having the same issues. Is there any solution to this as Dropbox connectivity is the main reason I chose this plugin?
Hi Kevin, please send me a screenshot to info@iptanus.com of what do you see when you open Main tab in plugin’s area in Dashboard
Regards
Nickolas
Hi all,
I have the same problem : nothing happens when pressing Dropbox “press here” button.
Wordpress is 4.7.2, File Upload is 3.9.6, server is 32bits with php 7.1.1
In advanced parameters, I tried some Dropbox settings
There is no other plugin using Dropbox, I also tried other themes.
No success yet.
Thanks for help.
JL
If you have 32bit version then try to activate option Force Dropbox to Work for 32bit Servers (set it to true) in Advanced tab in plugin’s area in Dashboard.
Regards
Nickolas
Hi Nickolas,
thanks but this is one thing I tried in the Advanced tab but with no success.
Another question : when userXYZ uploads files to wp-content, who is the owner of those files ?
Or say it differently, can you force owner of the uploaded files to be userXYZ ?
Thanks
Jean-Luc
Please go to the Main tab of the plugin’s area in Dashboard and send me to info@iptanus.com a screenshot of what you see.
Regarding the second question, yes you can change the owner of the file. Use the File Browser in Dashboard area of the plugin, locate the file, open it for editing and from there you will be able to change the owner (the one who uploaded the file).
Regards
Nickolas
HI,
thanks to Nickolas it works perfectly now.
Great and quick support.
Regards
JL