Extension:MsUpload

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MsUpload Release status: stable
Implementation	Ajax, API
Description	Multi fileupload in the editor (also Drag&Drop)
Author(s)	Martin Schwindl (RatinTalk)
Last version	9.2 (2012-04-25)
MediaWiki	1.17, 1.18, 1.19
License	GPL
Download	http://www.ratin.de/msupload.html
Parameters $wgMSU_ShowAutoKat, $wgMSU_CheckedAutoKat, $wgMSU_debug
Hooks used EditPage::showEditForm:initial
Check usage (experimental)

What can this extension do?

MsUpload functions:

• easy uploads for one or multiple files simultaneously
• file upload directly in the editor
• upload via drag'n'drop is supported (if Html5)
• embedd the file into the editor as link
• change the name of the file

• 

  Select files

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  Start Upload

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  Drag & Drop

• 

  WikiEditor

Additional functions:

• add files to the actual category
• embedd the file into the editor as image-link
• embedd the file into the editor as image-gallery

You should know:

• without html5 support a flash fallback is used
• maximum filesize depends on Mediawiki settings
• uses the plupload - upload handler [[1]]
• adds a upload icon to the editor (also WikiEditor)

Recent Changes

Version 9.2:

• now working with mw1.19
• Brazilian Portuguese language added
• Chinese language updated

Changes in Version 9.1:

• english language file updated
• two new messages to adjust: comment and dropzone
• changed extension credits

Changes in Version 9.0:

• new layout
• testet with mw1.18.2
• no msupload.api.php file needed anymore

Changes in Version 8.9:

• variables provided through json
• bug with headline dropdown fixed
• Chinese translation(thanks to Zoglun)
• better debug function
• better file-extension handling

Changes in Version 8.8:

• Internalisation (msupload.i18n.php)
• Resource Loader
• gallery bug fixed

Changes in Version 8.7:

• mw 1.18 supported
• debug div
• improved WikiEditor support
• latest version of plupload upload handler (1.5.2)

Changes in Version 8.4:

• WikiEditor supported
• changed progress bar
• Insert as link now also possible without the MsLinks extension

Installation

To install this extension, add the following to LocalSettings.php:

##Start --------------------------------------- MsUpload
$wgMSU_ShowAutoKat = false;    #autocategorisation
$wgMSU_CheckedAutoKat = false;  #checkbox: checked = true/false
$wgMSU_debug = false;
require_once("$IP/extensions/MsUpload/msupload.php");
##End  --------------------------------------- MsUpload

Configuration parameters

$wgMSU_ShowAutoKat

true: Files, uploaded within a category will be added to this category.

$wgMSU_CheckedAutoKat

You can define whether the checkbox for above mentioned case is checked or unchecked as default.

$wgMSU_debug

If true, a status-div will show which mode is actually running (HTML5/Flash) and whether Drag&Drop is supported.

Standard configuration parameters

With adding following to LocalSettings.php you can change the global upload settings:

$wgEnableUploads = true; # Enable uploads
$wgFileExtensions = array('png','gif','jpg','jpeg','doc','xls','mpp','pdf','ppt','tiff','bmp','docx', 'xlsx', 'pptx','ps','odt','ods','odp','odg');
$wgGroupPermissions['user']['upload'] = true; # can user or only admins upload files?