Front-end file uploads for WordPress

Questions answered by Iptanus and other users.

1. 

   Minh Duc Vu

   July 11, 2017 at 10:02 pm

   Hi,

   The Uploader works great so far. Only the additional fields don’t. If i use ‘Simple Text’, ‘Multiple Text’, ‘Email’ etc. the upload don’t progress if i click the upload button. The other additional form fields like ‘Checkbox’ works great.

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   1. 

      Nickolas

      July 12, 2017 at 7:27 am

      Hi, how have you configured the fields?

      Nickolas

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2. 

   Alexander

   July 13, 2017 at 7:56 pm

   uploading files spaces and dashes removed

   All spaces and dashes are removed from the files when uploading. is it possible to keep these spaces and dashes?

   for example we get files named “123 filename 7-12-2017.pdf” and it ends up looking like “123filename7122017.pdf”

   in the pro version i see “Filename Sanitization Mode” set to “strict” in the settings. but i dont want to set this to loose if it allows my server to get hacked or something. i would rather deal with the spaces.

   Alexander

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   1. 

      Nickolas

      July 17, 2017 at 6:42 am

      Hi, there is a setting “Do Not Change Filename” in the visual editor of the shortcode to leave the filename unchanged, however there is a bug. Until the next version is released which fixes this problem, there is a workaround using a hook. Here are instructions (for the Pro version):

      1. Go to Dashboard area of the plugin, in Hooks and add a new hook.
      2. Give it any title you want.
      3. Put the following code in the Code box:

      if (!function_exists('wfu_before_upload_handler')) {
function wfu_before_upload_handler($changable_data, $additional_data) {
foreach ( $additional_data["files"] as $ind => $file )
$_SESSION["wfu_filenames_".$additional_data["unique_id"]][$ind] = $file["filename"];
return $changable_data;
}
add_filter('wfu_before_upload', 'wfu_before_upload_handler', 10, 2);
}
if (!function_exists('wfu_before_file_check_handler')) {
function wfu_before_file_check_handler($changable_data, $additional_data) {
$ind = -1;
$unique_id = $additional_data["unique_id"];
$file_unique_id = $additional_data["file_unique_id"];
if ( isset($_SESSION["filedata_".$unique_id]) ) {
foreach ( $_SESSION["filedata_".$unique_id] as $find => $data )
if ( $data["file_unique_id"] == $file_unique_id ) {
$ind = $find;
break;
}
}
if ( $ind > -1 && isset($_SESSION["wfu_filenames_".$unique_id][$ind]) ) {
$filepath = wfu_basedir($changable_data["file_path"]);
$changable_data["file_path"] = $filepath.$_SESSION["wfu_filenames_".$unique_id][$ind];
}
return $changable_data;
}
add_filter('wfu_before_file_check', 'wfu_before_file_check_handler', 10, 2);
}

      4. Set Status to Active and Save.

      This hook will leave the filename intact.

      Nickolas

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3. 

   Jake

   July 14, 2017 at 3:38 pm

   Hello,

   I can’t seem to get the email notifications to work.
   Just will not send the emails.

   Can you help?

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      Nickolas

      July 17, 2017 at 6:45 am

      Hi, can you send me the shortcode you use?

      Nickolas

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         Jake

         July 17, 2017 at 10:37 am

         Very new to all this. What do you mean by that mate?
         I put this on the page [wordpress_file_upload notify=”true” notifyrecipients=”jacob@steppingstonesru.co.uk” notifysubject=”” notifymessage=”” attachfile=”true”]

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            Nickolas

            July 18, 2017 at 7:03 am

            Hi, it seems that your email subject and body are empty, so an email will not be sent. You need to put something in notifysubject and notifymessage.

            Nickolas

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            1. 

               Jake

               July 18, 2017 at 11:32 am

               have done before, and it still won’t send mate.
            2. 

               Nickolas

               July 19, 2017 at 8:02 am

               Have you checked your Spam? maybe it goes there.

               Sometimes the outgoing mail settings of the website are not correctly configured, so emails are not sent. To resolve the issue you can try to install an SMTP plugin, like WP Mail SMTP or Easy WP SMTP, configure it and then try again with the upload form (just do not forget to put something in email subject and body).

               Nickolas