Title: Feature request: upload docs
Last modified: October 22, 2016

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# Feature request: upload docs

 *  Resolved [Georgio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/georgio-1/)
 * (@georgio-1)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-upload-docs/)
 * Hi Meitar,
 * what are you thinking about adding docs to the upload feature (doc, pdf, rtf,
   odt etc)?
    Docs are needed sometimes to add information in critical situations.
 * Thanks

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 *  Plugin Author [Meitar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meitar/)
 * (@meitar)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-upload-docs/#post-8441775)
 * Well, you can upload _any_ file type that is supported by your WordPress config
   right now. The Buoy media sharing features are built on top of core WordPress
   media upload functionality. So this already includes things like `.pdf` files
   and so on. Buoy’s user interface doesn’t (yet?) detect these; it’s focused solely
   on pics, videos, and audio recordings.
 * I would need to see a clear UX/use case for why you might need to read a document
   in the middle of a tactical crisis situation, but it’s possible I can be convincd
   that that’s a good thing to add.
 *  Thread Starter [Georgio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/georgio-1/)
 * (@georgio-1)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-upload-docs/#post-8459909)
 * > I would need to see a clear UX/use case for why you might need to read a document
   > in the middle of a tactical crisis situation
 * It depends how you mean the term “crisis” (it doesn’t mean always danger) and
   if you want to expand the use of Buoy to other kinds of help. Here are some cases:
 * 1. You manage by distance a team that works far from home, maybe in difficult
   geography or weather (mountains, difficult countries etc) and they need some 
   docs.
 * 2. you sent to some social groups documents they need to defend their causes (
   application forms, tutotials and guides etc). There are people that are not comfortable
   with searching them (especially if they are administrative docs) or they have
   not time, because they are in a difficult situation.
 * 3. you upload important docs for a critical meeting of your company
 * 4. you sent pre-maid plans of action to a team. In some cases you gain time by
   sending a plan instead of explaining a lot of information they may forget.
 * 5. Some times people are not involved in a critical situation directly, but are
   just observers (police violence, etc). They can take photos and, once at home,
   import them in openoffice, add a description and export in pdf. If Buoy could
   upload pdfs, the document could be downloaded by the team members and shared 
   to other media. What is the advantage? An observer doesn’t take the risk to be
   exposed personally by publishing directly to social media. He/she shares the 
   event only to the team and it will be published by someone who has more courage(
   or who is an activist).
 * So I think that, at least, pdf upload is strongly recommended. It is not necessary
   to add a reader; members could download it. If you want to allow more repurposing
   of Buoy you could add other file types as well.
 * Have a nice day!
 *  Thread Starter [Georgio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/georgio-1/)
 * (@georgio-1)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-upload-docs/#post-8502172)
 * I think that if Buoy can be connected with [BuddyDrive](https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddydrive/),
   this would be a good solution. Maybe a buddydrive button in the Buoy toolbar …

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 * Last reply from: [Georgio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/georgio-1/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-upload-docs/#post-8502172)
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