Title: [Plugin: More Fields] Feature Request: File Upload Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # [Plugin: More Fields] Feature Request: File Upload * [thecorkboard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thecorkboard/) * (@thecorkboard) * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-more-fields-feature-request-file-upload/) * Hello! * Great plugin(s). I’ve tested well over 5 different custom post types/fields plugins and non of them have as near the quality UI and straightforward UX as yours. * The only feature lacking for me at the moment is the ability to upload files to a post type entry. For example, if I’m organizing a bunch of journal articles, I’d like to add the PDF to the type without having to use a WYSIWYG editor just for the upload buttons. * I’m more than willing to test anything you need. * ~Kyle~ * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/more-fields/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/more-fields/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) * Plugin Author [Kal Ström](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalstrom/) * (@kalstrom) * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-more-fields-feature-request-file-upload/#post-1651883) * Thanks, we appreciate it! * I’m trying to understand your problem though. Can’t you use the usual upload feature? With or without the WYSIWYG editor. And then the file list field? * Thread Starter [thecorkboard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thecorkboard/) * (@thecorkboard) * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-more-fields-feature-request-file-upload/#post-1651886) * [@kalstrom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalstrom/) * Start with a blank custom post type, no metaboxes whatsoever. If I want to add in an upload metabox/field with More Fields enabled, I have to use the WYSIWYG editor. More Fields doesn’t come with _just_ a file uploader. * Also, I don’t want to rely (nor do I want my clients to rely) on using the Media Library – it could get confusing. If More Fields adds in a nice simple option for uploading a file or file**s** it could simplify the content creation process. * Can I briefly touch on the file list field? From a UX perspective, this seems a bit superfluous if the user is already trained and accustomed to using the WYSIWYG editor and the file upload/insert features. Obviously, you guys disagree because you created this field 🙂 What was your reasoning? You don’t have to justify, I’m just curious…. * Seriously, I would love to be your beta tester. Love your stuff. * [~Kyle~](http://thecorkboard.org) kylejones (at) thecorkboard (dot) org * Plugin Author [Kal Ström](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalstrom/) * (@kalstrom) * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-more-fields-feature-request-file-upload/#post-1651888) * The file list option is not for inserting content like that. (And it really is a user requested feature, not our feature per se.) * It could, for instance, be used for selecting a flash file without having to deal with that silly object/embed code. Or for selecting a file to another place in the ui. * I don’t think we’ll add a feature for uploading outside the media library. It’s difficult to keep features like that updated and stable between WordPress updates. We’ve learned that the hard way. * But it’s possible to add your own field types. The documentation for that is at labs.dagensskiva.com. * Thread Starter [thecorkboard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thecorkboard/) * (@thecorkboard) * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-more-fields-feature-request-file-upload/#post-1651890) * Great stuff. Maybe I’ll try to port over a file uploader metabox from another plugin for custom fields…. or pay someone to do it 🙂 * Anyways, good work and thanks for the communication. I’ll be sure to donate if I get things up and working. I’ve got a [donate-to list on Twitter](http://twitter.com/#/list/thecorkboard/donate-to). Are you on The Twitter? * Plugin Author [Kal Ström](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalstrom/) * (@kalstrom) * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-more-fields-feature-request-file-upload/#post-1651891) * [@kalstrom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalstrom/) and @hm6612. Cheers! * [mpvanwinkle77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpvanwinkle77/) * (@mpvanwinkle77) * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-more-fields-feature-request-file-upload/#post-1651903) * I don’t think it makes much sense to upload outside of the internal WP uploading system. That’s one of the things I like about the MF plugin is that it keeps everything integrated so file attachments have all the features normally available to WP attachments, including a post id, attachment meta field capability, etc. * I second [@kalstrom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalstrom/)’s analysis… it may sound great now to bypass WordPress’s core functions … but in the long run it just makes things more difficult. * Thread Starter [thecorkboard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thecorkboard/) * (@thecorkboard) * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-more-fields-feature-request-file-upload/#post-1651906) * [@mpvanwinkle77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpvanwinkle77/) & [@kalstrom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalstrom/) * I should have made my issue a bit more clear. It’s not that I would prefer a field that **does not** use the built-in WordPress uploader, it’s just I prefer a field that does uploading _solely_ with the WordPress uploader hooked into the WYSIWYG icons without needing the entire TinyMCE text area. * Just the icons. And maybe a recognition that a file has been attached. * My fault. I should have been more clear. * [Taylor Baybutt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/taxbax/) * (@taxbax) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-more-fields-feature-request-file-upload/#post-1651983) * I’d like the same feature for the exact same reasons, I have hidden the WYSIWYG editor and just want the client to be able to attach a file. I am going to check this out: [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-verve-meta-boxes-release](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-verve-meta-boxes-release) * [parisvega](https://wordpress.org/support/users/parisvega/) * (@parisvega) * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-more-fields-feature-request-file-upload/#post-1652032) * [@thecorkboard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thecorkboard/) * I’m looking for the exact same thing. * An option to add an upload only input field into the write panel of a page. It can definitely use the core WP Media Library on the backend. This feature would really move WP toward being a full on CMS. * [whiteorb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whiteorb/) * (@whiteorb) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-more-fields-feature-request-file-upload/#post-1652036) * Agreed, I would really like a media upload option as well. * [marthoma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marthoma/) * (@marthoma) * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-more-fields-feature-request-file-upload/#post-1652041) * I totaly agree, that a file-upload-feature would be great! Half a year ago i looked for the same problem and found this plugin: [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-field-template/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-field-template/) The file-uploader from that plugin worked properly for my purposes, also together with the more-plugins. but an easy intergration of a file-upload solution would be a good advancement for the more-plugins (which i really love!). * thanks for all your great work! * [jared83](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jared83/) * (@jared83) * [14 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-more-fields-feature-request-file-upload/#post-1652053) * [@kalstrom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalstrom/) where can we find the docs for adding custom field types to #MoreFields? Looked on labs. but didn’t see it. I’m gonna try to write the solution this thread seems to be craving ( me too!) * [jared83](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jared83/) * (@jared83) * [14 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-more-fields-feature-request-file-upload/#post-1652054) * Got it working by ripping up the More-Fields plugin but now I need some help getting to play nice with filters. Can’t seem to get them to fire. Anyone have tips on this code block? * I’ve got this running in a folder/file I created called more-uploads.php and this is all that’s in there so far except for comments, does it need to be wrapped in a class to properly execute? Thanks! * ``` add_filter('more_fields_field_types', 'mu_add_upload_field_type'); function mu_add_upload_field_type($f){ //$f = array(); $f['upload']['label'] = __('Uploader', 'more-plugins'); $upload_html .= "
%value%
"; $upload_html .= "
"; $f['upload']['html_item'] = $upload_html; $f['upload']['html_selected'] = 'checked="checked"'; $f['upload']['html_after'] = '%caption%'; $f['upload']['values'] = true; $f['upload']['comment'] = __('Upload files to the media library and use them all in one place.', 'more-plugins'); return $f; } ``` * [dermotholmes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dermotholmes/) * (@dermotholmes) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-more-fields-feature-request-file-upload/#post-1652056) * sub & +1 for upload/select from media library feature. * Thanks * [whiteorb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whiteorb/) * (@whiteorb) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-more-fields-feature-request-file-upload/#post-1652064) * Seriously I would love to see this move forward. Kalstrom and the rest of the team that developed “more plugins” pretty much never reply to anything. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) The topic ‘[Plugin: More Fields] Feature Request: File Upload’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/more-fields.svg) * [More Fields](https://wordpress.org/plugins/more-fields/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/more-fields/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/more-fields/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/more-fields/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/more-fields/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/more-fields/reviews/) * 15 replies * 9 participants * Last reply from: [whiteorb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whiteorb/) * Last activity: [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-more-fields-feature-request-file-upload/#post-1652064) * Status: not resolved