Users uploading files & framework for storing them

  • robynkirby

    (@robynkirby)


    8 years, 12 months ago

    Hi Everyone,

    I have a large website that I am converting to WordPress. I’d like to keep uploads in directories like: PDFs, Results, Rules, Records, etc. instead of by date…

    I want these to be included in the database & have them be searchable.

    I’d also like our office manager to reload these files when he has new versions. (Currently, I have him drag and drop files via FileZilla) but I’m not sure that is do-able in WordPress.

    Example: Men’s volleyball results where the current file is a PDF for 2014 and the new version is for 2015…. Currently, I just have him keep the name the same and it works. (Ex: volleyball_mens.pdf).

    The plugin, ‘WordPress File Upload’ may do the trick, but I want to make sure. The site is hundreds of pages and I have never created a WordPress site larger than 75 pages or so…

    Any help or previous knowledge would be helpful.

    -Robyn

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  • Martin Robbins

    (@santeven)

    8 years, 12 months ago

    Hello Robyn, great questions!

    I would suggest rarely if ever to use ftp client nor any “upload plugin” for uploading new media files. Instead, utilize the amazing power of the native WordPress media uploader. This is how you will assure the media is properly included in the database.

    For your office manager to replace media files with their new versions, I would suggest https://wordpress.org/plugins/enable-media-replace/

    Martin Robbins

    (@santeven)

    8 years, 12 months ago

    Follow-up: Using the native uploader and not ftp client means you don’t need to concern yourself at all with the directory structure within /wp-content/uploads where the files by default are organized by date.

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