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
Same here “Iptanus Services Server is unreachable”.
My server environment is 64 bit, PHP 5.6.33 and file upload pro 4.2.0
Unable to activate the Dropbox functionality.
Hi, please read this article for resolution.
Regards
Nickolas
HI
I am able to connect to the Google server, can you confirm the format of “Dropbox Default Path” is it relative to the starting folder , e.g “test/test1/test2”
Thank you
Hi, the Dropbox path is normally defined through the shortcode. So if you open the visual editor of the plugin and go to Interoperability tab, there you will see an option to activate Dropbox in the shortcode and also define Dropbox Path, which is relative to your Dropbox account root path. You do not need to define ‘Dropbox Default Path’ in Settings.
Regards
Nickolas
Hi, Thank you , I have been able to get the file uploaded to the server and also to Dropbox. Another issue has come up , I would like to have the precede the filename with the username, if I add %username% to the upload path, the upload fails as the upload goes to “*uploads/bob/file.text”, what I would like to achieve “*uploads/bob.file.text”
Thanks again
My server has a fairly low limit for filesize when uploading. Does your pro version of the plugin bypass the server’s upload limit so large files can be uploaded directly to my Dropbox?
Yes the Pro version bypasses server limits. What file sizes are you expecting?
Regards
Nickols
hello i purchased the Pro version and have activated dropbox uploads, but my files are signed as pending in in the file transfer dialogue, they are just uploaded to WP upload…i tried different dropbox paths and other dropbox accounts with no success…
i sent you a personal email 4 days ago with screenshots of all the settings i inputed.
Please help!
Hi, I didn’t see your emails I am sorry. Send me your shortcode to check. As an initial action, go to Maintenance Actions in Dashboard area of the plugin and press “Reset Dropbox Uploads” button. Any change?
Regards
Nickolas