Automatically transfer all post attachments to Media Gallery
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Bill Arf
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[BA] Post Attachment to XFMG
[BA] Post Attachment to XFMG allows you to add attachments to media gallery. When new attachment added in thread or post that will auto add user specific album in media gallery. User specified album will auto generate, If not defined already...
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[BA] Post Attachment to XFMG
[BA] Post Attachment to XFMG allows you to add attachments to media gallery. When new attachment added in thread or post that will auto add user specific album in media gallery. User specified album will auto generate, If not defined already...
Awesome. Any plans to make it so it transfers existing posts / attachments?
Bill Arf
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Good Idea, But I not worked for existing posts / attachments.
I will work, Once will get some positive/stable response over that release.
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Dubbed Navigator
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I'll look at purchasing this soon, it does most of what I need.
I purchased MG and in the process of manually downloading--converting--uploading existing images to the gallery/albums. I hate it, but I'm doing it because the content and images on my site will be used for generations to come. It is so important to keep the content with the image files that the add-ons, like the external host link converters, are essential. I can get the majority of the content and images on my server but need a way to link back from images to find the original content it was attached to.
I am willing to pay to have it developed so you can add me to your list of contributors.
In my perfect world I would want:
-- When a user attaches an image file to a post, require them to choose an album from a predefined list.
-- Allow tagging for each image at the time of upload.
-- Store the image file in MG as an image file instead of in internal_data with a .data extension (I never understood why this is this way)
-- Link in both directions. From images displayed in posts to the image in MG and from the image in MG back to the post(s).
That's the basics that I need. I'm trying to create a legacy site with the knowledge base and images to last for years. The site has already been around for 17 years. As we get better at getting all the content on the same server (so we can control it) the content just needs to be easily navigated.
I am willing to pay to have it developed so you can add me to your list of contributors.
In my perfect world I would want:
-- When a user attaches an image file to a post, require them to choose an album from a predefined list.
-- Allow tagging for each image at the time of upload.
-- Store the image file in MG as an image file instead of in internal_data with a .data extension (I never understood why this is this way)
-- Link in both directions. From images displayed in posts to the image in MG and from the image in MG back to the post(s).
That's the basics that I need. I'm trying to create a legacy site with the knowledge base and images to last for years. The site has already been around for 17 years. As we get better at getting all the content on the same server (so we can control it) the content just needs to be easily navigated.
Dubbed Navigator
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That sounds like a huge ballache.
That pretty much explains it. LOL I have 70-80k image files to deal with. This isn't all that many compared to other sites, but I still figure it could take me up to a year to get them all uploaded. Choosing a destination album is the human interaction requirement but once they're stored, the forum users can help tag the files for better sorting.
Dubbed Navigator
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I'd be interested in how you are doing that in more detail. I'd love to have XMG but have a similar issue.
Asher Kelman
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Anyone know of a developer capable of tackling this?
Asher
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I assumed when buying XFMG this would be included, guess I had to read. Also looking at something similar to what is mentioned.
Either people can select what category to post their attachment in Media Gallery or have certain nodes/forum sections to automatically direct to a certain category in the Media Gallery.
Hopefully it is also possible that if the Media Gallery item is from a post attachment to include the post link where the item originally got posted in.
Either people can select what category to post their attachment in Media Gallery or have certain nodes/forum sections to automatically direct to a certain category in the Media Gallery.
Hopefully it is also possible that if the Media Gallery item is from a post attachment to include the post link where the item originally got posted in.
TickTackk
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I made a suggestion for XenForo few months back which would make it a lot easier for this to happen but also allow add-ons to do fancy stuff like having archives be automatically uploaded to resource manager.
sbj
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There are huge needs and problems around managing attachments (such as pictures, documents etc.). And there are not many addons around that unfortunately.
There is an attachment related addon I know of which is by @wmtech.
I was actually preparing to make suggestions for his addon called Attachment Manager. But since this thread got bumped again, I thought I can tag him. Maybe he can read this thread and has interest to adopt stuff to his addon which were mentioned here.
As an example, what I would like to have is a moderator action, which can be used within threads.
I select a thread for moderation -> I choose my action "attach all attachments in this thread to" -> select content type (Resource Manager, Media Gallery, 3rd party addon) -> enter ID.
Now all images in the thread are also in the gallery of the content type which I selected and will be from now on.
Some, like RM, has associated threads to them. So in that case with one tick one could include all images in the associated thread to the RM item for example.
The official addons don't get love for many many many years now. And perhaps 2.2 will address stuff, who knows?
There is an attachment related addon I know of which is by @wmtech.
I was actually preparing to make suggestions for his addon called Attachment Manager. But since this thread got bumped again, I thought I can tag him. Maybe he can read this thread and has interest to adopt stuff to his addon which were mentioned here.
As an example, what I would like to have is a moderator action, which can be used within threads.
I select a thread for moderation -> I choose my action "attach all attachments in this thread to" -> select content type (Resource Manager, Media Gallery, 3rd party addon) -> enter ID.
Now all images in the thread are also in the gallery of the content type which I selected and will be from now on.
Some, like RM, has associated threads to them. So in that case with one tick one could include all images in the associated thread to the RM item for example.
The official addons don't get love for many many many years now. And perhaps 2.2 will address stuff, who knows?
wmtech
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Our attachment add-on for XF 2.1 has already a lot of features and makes it easy for your users to delete and reuse their attachments.
I am sure we will extend it's features in the future. Suggestions are always welcome.
We already have ideas for integrating forum attachments into the XFMG as we also see the possible confusion of users.
WxP
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I'll be the first to buy this app if it's available import of all attachments to XFMG
Asher Kelman
Member
WMTECH,
Are you part of the official XF team or a separate entity? [I wish we used real names and identities!]
What are those “ideas” instructions we can now use, else potential schemes for bringing such ideas to the stage where they can be implemented?
Asher
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