I still would like to know if it’s possible to use a third party
editor and remotely upload images with posts.
On ver 1.5 there was a option to enable uploads to the
wp/content directory
which made it possible to remotely upolad using other editors.
this option is now missing, and instead it seems we are forced to
use the wp uploader!
When I tried to set up a new v 2 wp blog as I have done with v 1.5
and then try to make a post with an image from my favorite editor
Rocket Post, wp will not accept the upload to wp-content even
though permssions are set for 777.
It seems to me that no thought went in to the possibilty that some
people have more then just a couple of blogs and use third party
editors to make posts and manage their blogs rather then login to
each blog manually.
I had wasted 4 hours on a 5 minute install trying out v 2. Found
no help files, no explainations. I then had to switch back to ver
1.5! So you’ll excuse me if I’m a little supprised such a basic
feature as uploading images which was covered so well in v 1.5
was missing in v 2.
Viper007Bond, no it does not do that!
When I click “use thumbnail” it does switch to “use original” but still
the image appears on the page as a small one!
same result. can’t get the upload feature to insert the original, and the various options don’t seem to help.
I was getting this same issue and finally I realized that when I switch to the original size, the HTML still puts a FIXED WIDTH on the image. When I deleted that, it took my image back to regular size.
OK OK… I’m still getting nothing when I click on the image…no options, no choices, no features, nothing…
I think that they should combine the old and the new… where everything is optional and configurable to suit each persons needs/desires…
@kahil: you’ve got JavaScript disabled? That’s probably why you don’t get any menu – the menu was coded in JavaScript.
It’s true that the original image is inserted when one chooses “click on “Using Thumbnail”” like viper007Bond said above, but height and width are not set in the HTML code to match the original size. So, this is pretty useless as long as that bug is in there. It’s obviously a bug …
Strange that noone tried that with the beta and the RCs.
When I asked on the testing list why using ‘original’ option still created a ‘small’ thumbnail sized image I was told that this was by design. I never did discover why and to me it still seems absurd. I believe this also breaks use of tools like ecto. It is the image handling and RTE that has convinced me to stay with 1.5.
the option to add fullsize image should be there, i mean, it’s what most people would like to use.
Regarding the uploading problems:
First off, WP 2.0 apparently forces you to use a new upload directory. Unlike 1.5 that would allow you to house your images in any folder you wanted, 2.0 puts them automatically in a directory that is automatically created with each post, like so:
/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2005/12/filename.jpg
The quick & dirty solution if you’re using ecto seems to be to re-upload the old xmlrpc.php file from 1.5. I have not tried it, but someone at the ecto support forum has done it with success.
I won’t be upgrading until I’m satisfied that this whole mess has been fixed. The whole “thumbnail” vs “original” option is nice, but was obviously either overlooked or botched up. And forcing me to upload my images into these obscure directories is a HORRIBLE idea. What happens when we want to re-use a previously posted image? Is it going to force us to re-upload another copy?
David House wrote a quick plugin (http://xmouse.ithium.net/dmh-source/change-upload-location.phps) that will allow you to change the default folder – but WP is still going to create the sub folders for year and month.
The argument over thumbnails/originals and changing the upload methods was all about helping those who wanted it easy. It is at the expense of those who know what they are doing and I for one have already argued that this is not the best way.
But – thanks for the ecto tip. I hadn’t thought of that.
Of course – you can still re-use existing images in posts you just need to code the src manually. But with the new method you have to edit the html anyway to get the size you want and to style it with a class.
OK, for all of you who are sick of the new upload feature of v2 of WP, I just found this plugin here, which does a brilliant job, even in WP2:
http://fredfred.net/skriker/index.php/iimage-browser
I am now using that plugin and it actually does exactly what an image upload function should do, plus some nice additional functions. Try it – you will like it, I think!
Steve
If anyone of you are in PHP Safe mode try PhotoPress, you won’t be dissapointed: http://familypress.net/photopress/
If not, use Iimage Browser because it’s amazing.
I get this error when trying to upload an image
Warning: stat(): Stat failed for ../wp-content (errno=2 – No such file or directory) in ../wp-includes/cache.php on line 270
2.0 seems to work as it was designed to work, but maybe not as well as many would like. I personally like the strategy that WP offers basic functionality out of the box and 3rd party plugins allow robust customization. So, I third the advice to use Iimage Browser. I have been using it for a while now in 1.5 and it works great: make your own thumbnails, make your own directories, add custom code/css to images on the fly, etc. It is really a nice plugin.
Oh, you lucky people!
I’m not even able to use that new upload thing. All it tells me is
»Unable to create directory /srv/www/htdocs/web335/html/sauerlandthemen/wp-content/uploads/2005. Is /srv/www/htdocs/web335/html/sauerlandthemen/wp-content/uploads writable?«
Needless to say, that /wp-content/uploads/ exist and IS writable.
I’m so tired.
