How to Use the Visual Editor of Iptanus File Upload Plugin

Iptanus File Upload plugin Shortcode Composer logo

The Iptanus File Upload plugin carries a visual editor called the Shortcode Composer. It lets you configure an upload form without writing shortcodes by hand — which matters, because the plugin has more than fifty options.

Once the plugin is installed and added to a page or post, as described in the getting started guide, there are two ways to open the composer for that upload form.

From the Dashboard

  1. Go to Dashboard → Settings → Iptanus File Upload.
  2. Find the Plugin Instances table, which lists the upload form you added:

The Plugin Instances table listing an upload form as Plugin 1

  1. Click Plugin 1 to open the Shortcode Composer.
  2. The composer groups the options into tabs. Some are simply on or off; others take text, a choice from a list, a colour, and so on. The shortcode itself is shown at the top of the page and updates as you go:

The Shortcode Composer with its option tabs and the generated shortcode at the top

  1. Press Update. Nothing is applied to the upload form until you do.

From the page or post

  1. Open the page or post holding the upload form in your browser.
  2. Hover over the form. A yellow pencil appears in its top-left corner:

An upload form on a page with the yellow pencil icon in its top-left corner

  1. Click the pencil. The Shortcode Composer opens in a new tab or window — if nothing happens, allow pop-ups for the site in your browser.
  2. Make your changes and press Update. The page holding the form reloads to show them.
  3. Carry on editing, or close the composer.

If you have further questions, please contact us.

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Questions answered by Iptanus and other users.

  1. I have an SFTP server running in our main office. I want to connect to it from a remote website running your plugin and receive all the uploads directly to my server – bypassing the web server. How can I do this with your plugin?

    1. The uploader’s shortcode has an option to upload files to an FTP location. Open the visual editor of the upload form, locate option Folder Access Method and set it to ftp. Then configure the credentials on the right side. Activate Use SFTP option to use SFTP.

      Please note that SFTP will only work if your web server has the required SSH2 library installed. You can try it with the Free version.

      Regards

      Nickolas

  2. Hi, I’ve added the shortcode to forms on my site running the Customizr theme, and it appears correctly but when I attempt to add a file nothing happens. Can you tell me what I’m doing wrong?

  3. Hello,
    I want to purchased this WordPress File Upload Plugin,
    But i am in Afghanistan, which PayPal is not working here, also I have PayPal account but credits cards are not supported by PayPal, and for the direct bank, the payment at least should be 100$ and also even the banks system is down here.

    I need to purchase this plugin, Please make any possible way to buy that plugin, please add credit cards payment method on our site.

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