[support] node image bulk upload? - no CCK
sander-martijn
sander at sander-martijn.com
Mon Sep 10 19:02:43 UTC 2007
I do have multiple values enabled - it is not configurable, displays one
upload field and redisplays it after uploading.
thanks
.s
Shai Gluskin wrote:
> Sander,
>
> You need to enable multiple values for a CCK field.
>
> You need to go to Admin --> content types --> select "edit" for your
> content type --> Manage Fields --> then select the CCK field you've
> created for the images --> then scroll to the bottom of the page and
> select the box that says "multiple".
>
> At that point things vary depending on the cck module for that field.
> I'm using the embed media module and for the embeded Flickr pic field
> when I select the "multiple" box I the "create flikr pic" upload form
> now shows 5 boxes for entering URLs of Flikr pics. I don't see a
> setting where I can change how many of those boxes appear on the form.
> My memory is that for other CCK fields there is a configurable
> selection I make where I choose how many iterations of the multiple
> value field you want to show on the form.
>
> I know it was the goal in Drupal 6 to significantly upgrade handling
> of multiple value fields for cck fields but I don't know if that made
> it in before the code freeze.
>
> This still isn't an interface where you browse and click on a folder
> and voila you upload the contents of that folder into your node.
>
> But maybe it will suffice for you for now.
>
> Let us know what happens.
>
> Shai
>
> On 9/10/07, *sander-martijn* < sander at sander-martijn.com
> <mailto:sander at sander-martijn.com>> wrote:
>
> I just realized it's set up slightly differently than I thought.
> The Gallery is a custom content type with a custom image field
> with Multiple values checked - so once you've uploaded one you can
> upload another. So I guess it's a CCK issue. If you have
> multiple values enabled is there a way to show multiple upload
> fields? Can I add more than one of these fields but have them be
> used the same way (eg. photo1, photo2, photo3 etc) and allow
> multiple values for each?
>
>
>
> Shai Gluskin wrote:
>> Sander,
>>
>> I don't have time to really mull this -- but it sounds like you
>> are in need of gallery functionality. I don't like the gallery
>> functionality that comes with the Image module install.
>>
>> Acidfree is much better, but not perfect. With acidfree you can
>> create an "album" which is a special node type that will include
>> references to all the image nodes that you've imported into the
>> album. The images are nodes, but they are also included in the
>> album node that you've created.
>>
>> Then there is Gallery2 which is kind of bloatware if you don't
>> need everything, has its own significant learning curve, and
>> suffers from not being a "made for Drupal" project -- though if
>> you need what it does, its great.
>>
>> One thing I didn't mention, because I haven't used it, is IMCE.
>> It gets good reviews and it doesn't create images as nodes, it
>> just inserts them into nodes. I believe I read about a bulk
>> upload feature in the works or maybe already done -- check it
>> out. Having the individual images as nodes has a certain elegance
>> but can create its own overhead/complexity which, if you don't
>> need it, is better done without.
>>
>> Shai
>>
>>
>> On 9/10/07, *sander-martijn* <sander at sander-martijn.com
>> <mailto:sander at sander-martijn.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks, I checked out the first option which would be
>> perfect (haven't tried the second yet) and realized I have
>> to clarify something. The image_import module creates image
>> nodes. What I have set up is node_images, where you can
>> attach images to a node. Currently you have to do this one
>> at a time. There will be a lot of Nodes (probably about
>> 50-60 maybe more, each representing a gallery) and there will
>> be about 5-10 images attached to each node. I'm looking for
>> a way to either upload all the images by ftp and then pull
>> them into the the nodes or have multiple upload fields
>> display on the node at a time so that several can be attached
>> at once.
>>
>> thanks
>> sander
>>
>>
>> Shai Gluskin wrote:
>>> Sander,
>>>
>>> The image_import module (which comes with the Image module)
>>> does this the FTP way. First upload via FTP and then bulk
>>> import to nodes. Obviously the limitation there is that only
>>> admins with FTP privileges can do it.
>>>
>>> The Acidfree module has a way to allow users to do it, by
>>> uploading a zip or tar file from an Import Images screen.
>>> Problem there is a lot of end users won't be agile enough
>>> with zipping/tarring. In addition, OS X's built-in zipping
>>> function (called Archive) -- includes resource fork files
>>> which then get turned into blank image nodes. So even with
>>> Acidfree folk who feel comfortable with zipping -- you
>>> explain to Mac users how to make a "clean" archive.
>>>
>>> I think what a lot of folks long for is something similar to
>>> the interface that Facebook uses for bulk image uploads. I'm
>>> sure it will arrive sooner or later, I'm not up on who might
>>> be working on thinking about such a tool. Maybe others know.
>>>
>>> The Acidfree interface when you do the bulk upload is nice,
>>> being able to edit relevant node fields for all the images
>>> on the same screen.
>>>
>>> Shai
>>>
>>> On 9/10/07, * sander-martijn* <sander at sander-martijn.com
>>> <mailto:sander at sander-martijn.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Ist there a way to allow for bulk upload of images
>>> attached to nodes?
>>> One option that would work would be to display multiple
>>> file browsers on
>>> the node's edit page instead of one at a time. Another
>>> would be to ftp
>>> the images to the server and then somehow attach
>>> them. Or perhaps
>>> there's already a module for it?
>>>
>>> thanks
>>> .s
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>>
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