Title: Allow Anonymous/Visitor Upload Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Allow Anonymous/Visitor Upload * Resolved [benlwong](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benlwong/) * (@benlwong) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-anonymousvisitor-upload/) * Okay, this is almost perfect. But I can’t use this plugin unless it allows anonymous/ visitor uploads. * Here is a scenario: We run an organization that run events in multiple venues. After each venue, we like the host to upload pictures of the events. However, we don’t want to have to create a WP user each time nor do we want to have them learn how to log in. * So, if we allow anonymous/visitor to upload pics, how will we prevent anyone to upload whatever they want? - We don’t advertise the link nor can you navigate to it on our website. You just have to know the link - We make the page password protected, so you will have to know the password for that particular upload page * Ideally, the plugin itself can have a setting to set a password, but I believe you can already password protect WordPress pages. * Thanks, Ben * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-public-image-uploader/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-public-image-uploader/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-anonymousvisitor-upload/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-anonymousvisitor-upload/page/2/?output_format=md) * Plugin Author [lagdonkey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lagdonkey/) * (@lagdonkey) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-anonymousvisitor-upload/#post-4148263) * You make a good point. I never really thought about enabling un-logged in user uploads, mainly due to it being a security issue. I suppose I could implement such a feature, but I’d have to plan out how I would implement alternative security measures, such as password protection. * Thread Starter [benlwong](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benlwong/) * (@benlwong) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-anonymousvisitor-upload/#post-4148322) * I don’t know if I was clear on my initial post, but I was trying to point out that WordPress already has a feature to password protect a page. So theoretically, you can just add another checkbox for “Visitor” (or whatever WordPress called that role) in the section “Select which users are allowed to upload”. * You could also display a giant warning if the “Visitor” checkbox is checked that this is not very secure , but leave it up to the user to decide whether he wants to have an open upload. * Then in later version, you can implement an option to set a separate password in the settings. * Can you just add a checkbox to allow Visitor upload for now (and display a warning if checked)? So at least I can use the plugin :-)? * Plugin Author [lagdonkey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lagdonkey/) * (@lagdonkey) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-anonymousvisitor-upload/#post-4148406) * It’s something I might be able to implement, in the next few days. Keep checking back. * Plugin Author [lagdonkey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lagdonkey/) * (@lagdonkey) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-anonymousvisitor-upload/#post-4148425) * Good news, I just rolled out version 1.2, which adds the feature you requested. Let me know if you encounter any bugs. * Thread Starter [benlwong](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benlwong/) * (@benlwong) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-anonymousvisitor-upload/#post-4148428) * Thanks so much. Will try it out and get back to you. * Thread Starter [benlwong](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benlwong/) * (@benlwong) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-anonymousvisitor-upload/#post-4148429) * The anonymous/visitor upload works great. Unfortunately for me, this plugin messes up our website’s layout. It pushes the entire right column (sidebar) to the bottom of the page. The website I am adding this plugin to is [http://www.wisconsinscholasticchess.org/](http://www.wisconsinscholasticchess.org/). * I have deactivated the plugin for now. It would be great if this can be fixed. * Thanks, Ben * [kperkins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kperkins/) * (@kperkins) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-anonymousvisitor-upload/#post-4148430) * The allow visitors to upload seems to be enabled by default. I’ve unchecked it and saved, but every time I do, it comes back checked, and I can upload when not logged in. * [kperkins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kperkins/) * (@kperkins) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-anonymousvisitor-upload/#post-4148432) * OK, after playing with this, it seems that that changes made allowing visitors to upload photos the default even if the checkbox is unchecked (I went into the code for the options page, and deleted out the code that was making the checkbox checked by default, which meas that somewhere else in the code it’s reading as checked.). So this is basically unsafe by design now, and I can’t use it in my site. * Plugin Author [lagdonkey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lagdonkey/) * (@lagdonkey) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-anonymousvisitor-upload/#post-4148433) * Oh gosh, sorry about that, I did testing before rolling it out, not sure how I missed that. I’ll roll out an emergency update right away. * Plugin Author [lagdonkey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lagdonkey/) * (@lagdonkey) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-anonymousvisitor-upload/#post-4148434) * Sorry about the inconvenience, the bug has been patched and sent to the SVN. Please update to 1.2.1 and the bug should be fixed. * As for the styling issue, that will be the next bug I take a look at. As far as I can see, the styling is correct, so I’m not sure why it’s doing that. * I’ll keep you posted. * Plugin Author [lagdonkey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lagdonkey/) * (@lagdonkey) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-anonymousvisitor-upload/#post-4148435) * Okay, Implemented 1.2.2, which also fixes the plugin showing up in the wrong spot. * [kperkins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kperkins/) * (@kperkins) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-anonymousvisitor-upload/#post-4148436) * Great. Just need to change the wording to let them know they need to register, or login to upload (which I can do), and it’s perfect. Thanks. Keith * Thread Starter [benlwong](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benlwong/) * (@benlwong) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-anonymousvisitor-upload/#post-4148438) * Does 1.2.2 fix the styling issue? Not sure “showing up in the wrong spot” in your last comment meant you fixed the styling issue. Anyway, updated to 1.2.2 and is still causing the entire right side bar to appear at the bottom. * [kperkins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kperkins/) * (@kperkins) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-anonymousvisitor-upload/#post-4148440) * Yes the styling issue I had is fixed. * Thread Starter [benlwong](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benlwong/) * (@benlwong) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-anonymousvisitor-upload/#post-4148441) * Hmm, okay. It is still causing our site’s right sidebar to go to the bottom. I will activate the plugin to show you the problem. Will deactivate the plugin later today. * I took some screenshots to show the problem. I noticed that the plugin somehow makes the entire content width smaller, which causes the main menu to be shorter. * Without plugin activated: [https://www.evernote.com/shard/s16/sh/1acf3c0d-56f9-48e6-998b-008516a47900/b9ca0c0fc8808debb1789a1e19971b70](https://www.evernote.com/shard/s16/sh/1acf3c0d-56f9-48e6-998b-008516a47900/b9ca0c0fc8808debb1789a1e19971b70) * With plugin activated: [https://www.evernote.com/shard/s16/sh/e8cfbbe8-8ceb-4cf1-9e40-f9b52c7b94d1/13ed7b069f288a42d8e42658359b80c5](https://www.evernote.com/shard/s16/sh/e8cfbbe8-8ceb-4cf1-9e40-f9b52c7b94d1/13ed7b069f288a42d8e42658359b80c5) * Ben Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-anonymousvisitor-upload/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-anonymousvisitor-upload/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Allow Anonymous/Visitor Upload’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/nextgen-public-image-uploader.svg) * [NextGen Public Image Uploader (PUP)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-public-image-uploader/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-public-image-uploader/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nextgen-public-image-uploader/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nextgen-public-image-uploader/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nextgen-public-image-uploader/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nextgen-public-image-uploader/reviews/) * 17 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [lagdonkey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lagdonkey/) * Last activity: [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-anonymousvisitor-upload/page/2/#post-4148445) * Status: resolved