Mortus Eclipse

The code to do this is actually already in place. All it needs is an appropriate input field, and a few tweaks.

First, open npu-upload.php in wp-contents -> plugins -> nextgen-public-uploader -> inc

Find the line similar to:
$strOutput .= "\n\t<input type=\"file\" name=\"imagefiles\" id=\"imagefiles\"{$disabled} />";

This line may change slightly depending on the version you are using, the above line is from the latest version. In earlier lines you may have to replace it in the “Shortcode Form” and “Widget Form” if you want the same function in both.

Below that line add:

$strOutput .= "<br />";
$strOutput .= "Image Title:";
$strOutput .= "<br />";
$strOutput .= "\n\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"alttext\" id=\"alttext\" />";

Then we need to modify update details function, currently if you do not have the description field on, or it’s left blank this will not work. The portion we are interesting in looks like the following:

// Function: Update Details
		public function update_details() {
			global $wpdb;
			$arrUpdateFields = array();
			if ( isset( $_POST['imagedescription'] ) && !empty( $_POST['imagedescription'] ) ) {
				$this->strDescription = esc_sql( $_POST['imagedescription'] );
				$arrUpdateFields[] = "description = '$this->strDescription'";
			} else {
				return;
			}
			if ( isset( $_POST['alttext'] ) && !empty( $_POST['alttext'] ) ) {
				$this->strTitle = esc_sql( $_POST['alttext'] );
				$arrUpdateFields[] = "alttext = '$this->strTitle'";
			}

Commenting out the following lines is the easiest but may not be the best way:

} else {
				return;
			}

So they look like this:

//} else {
			//	return;
			//}

Hope this helps.

I do have a question though. All the files seem to have a hash attached to the end of the filenames when they are uploaded. What is causing this?

It would be great if the uploaders could specify the Image Title/Alt Text and Description/Caption fields when they upload an image to the moderation cue.