Title: [Plugin: Custom Content Type Manager] Media uploader functionality missing
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Custom Content Type Manager] Media uploader functionality missing

 *  [Peter Hardy-vanDoorn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petervandoorn/)
 * (@petervandoorn)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-content-type-manager-media-uploader-functionality-missing/)
 * The normal WordPress media uploaded has the option to set the title, alt and 
   caption details for the uploaded image file. However, in a CCTM image field, 
   the uploader does not offer these options. Is it possible to make the field uploader
   use the full WP media uploader, rather than the cut down version?
 * Thanks
 * Peter
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-content-type-manager/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-content-type-manager/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [fireproofsocks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fireproofsocks/)
 * (@fireproofsocks)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-content-type-manager-media-uploader-functionality-missing/#post-3017827)
 * Good question — It was a long and difficult road to get even the partial uploader
   there because the core WP code was very poorly architected. Apparently, t was
   not built to be reused — much of it was hardcoded throughout the admin pages.
   If you need to edit image details, I’m afraid the best way to do it is to do 
   it via the Media library menu.
 *  Thread Starter [Peter Hardy-vanDoorn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petervandoorn/)
 * (@petervandoorn)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-content-type-manager-media-uploader-functionality-missing/#post-3017829)
 * Thanks for the reply, but, since the one called up by the field is different 
   to the normal uploader, surely you’ve already changed the uploader? Is it not
   possible to change the call so that you don’t make any changes to the standard
   uploader? If you could point me in the direction of where (and how) to change
   the code I can add the hack myself if you don’t want to change the way CCTM works(
   and on my head be it!)
 * Cheers
 *  Plugin Contributor [fireproofsocks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fireproofsocks/)
 * (@fireproofsocks)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-content-type-manager-media-uploader-functionality-missing/#post-3017831)
 * No, I really didn’t change much in the uploader — I just figured out a way of
   pointing to it by hijacking the javascript. Only part of the WP code is reproduced
   in the upload variation — as I recall, the handler was not easily isolated. It
   was tough, but if you want to look into it further, be my guest.
 * This post was useful: [http://www.webmaster-source.com/2010/01/08/using-the-wordpress-uploader-in-your-plugin-or-theme/](http://www.webmaster-source.com/2010/01/08/using-the-wordpress-uploader-in-your-plugin-or-theme/)
 * In the code, look at the js/relation.js file, specifically the cctm_upload() 
   function — you can see how I had to forcefully override the send_to_editor() 
   function so I could do something useful with the output, then after doing my 
   business, I had to replace the function. It’s just icky, but that’s the only 
   way I could reuse the code for the uploader.

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 * Last reply from: [fireproofsocks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fireproofsocks/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-content-type-manager-media-uploader-functionality-missing/#post-3017831)
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