Title: Attempting Easy Uploader Hack
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Attempting Easy Uploader Hack

 *  [dlvonde](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dlvonde/)
 * (@dlvonde)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attempting-easy-uploader-hack/)
 * Hello All,
 * I installed the WP Easy Uploader plugin and began poking around in the wp-easy-
   uploader.php to try and change a couple things about the interface.
 * I found where it creates the radio buttons for the destination path section [here](http://pastebin.com/endvgea3)
 * Then I found the addRadio() function the above code is calling [here](http://pastebin.com/t4JmZ70C).
 * As you can see in the first link..at first I tried to just change the text under
   the “manual path” radio button section, but I couldn’t make the line breaks work.
   Then I decided if I just knew the syntax/variables I should be able to:
    1) Have
   the manual path radio button be the default selected 2) Have the string in the
   upload text box be evaluated and auto populate the manual path text box based
   on the file type
 * So when php creates the page it sets the manual path to selected or “checked”
   I believe is the proper attribute name.
 * Then when the upload file is selected and the path is placed in the upload file
   texbox, that text is evaluated and something like
    if right 3 characters of string
   is ppt, stick /wp-content/pptFiles in manual path textbox.
 * Does that sound too ridiculous? I know in other languages it’s not, but this 
   PHP is greek to me. I’m having a hard time getting my head around it!

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 *  Thread Starter [dlvonde](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dlvonde/)
 * (@dlvonde)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attempting-easy-uploader-hack/#post-2052473)
 * well I ended up just gutting out the other radio buttons so manual path was the
   only one there, therefore the selected one :).
 * Then I added some inline instructions like “Step 1: do this, Step 2:..etc.”
 * Finally right below the manual uploads textbox I added the paths to copy/paste
   based on what type of file you are uploading
 * not the most elegant solution, but it works and keeps me from having to give 
   out my ftp account info.
 *  Thread Starter [dlvonde](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dlvonde/)
 * (@dlvonde)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attempting-easy-uploader-hack/#post-2052507)
 * if anyone’s reading this..I did figure out how to give BOTH admins AND editors
   access to the easy upload plugin.
 * in the wp-easy-uploader.php file, do a find replace:
    find: manage_options replace:
   edit_others_posts
 * you could use other keywords to give even more people access to the uploader,
   it’s up to you.
 * theres 3 places it will replace and now the option will pop up/become functional
   when you log on as an editor.

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 * Last reply from: [dlvonde](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dlvonde/)
 * Last activity: [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attempting-easy-uploader-hack/#post-2052507)
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