Uploads: Is a single directory smart?

  • zach

    (@zach)


    22 years ago

    I’ve set up several clients with WordPress blogs. Some of them are really going to town with uploads. Is anybody worried about the scalability(?) of a single uploads directory over time?
    Is there perhaps another solution? Or is this not a big deal? Keep in mind, some users upload a lot of images.

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  • Root

    (@root)

    22 years ago

    Well on my own blog I am thinking of a separate directory. Presumably the upload function would need to be hacked. Monthly billing for bandwidth might discourage them 😉

    Sushubh

    (@sushubh)

    22 years ago

    wouldnt it be an issue when multiblog from single installation comes to wp?

    theglobalguy

    (@theglobalguy)

    22 years ago

    There is a file manager hack out there that allows you to create new directories when you’re uploading files.
    See this thread:
    http://ww.wp.xz.cn/support/10/5627

    Thread Starter zach

    (@zach)

    22 years ago

    Sushubh: My main concern is what happens to performance when you get 1000 jpgs (each with a thumbnail) all at one level in a single directory. Surely it has to get sluggish.
    theglobalguy: That file manager hack sounds great. Unfortunately, all of the links are dead. Do you know if it is still around?

    Sushubh

    (@sushubh)

    22 years ago

    never find so. my old companies had really massive image directories. never faced anyprobelm…
    anyways u can change the folder anytime manually 🙂 once in 6 months perhaps.

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