New file upload

February 7, 2014   by AnnMarie Person

As many of you have noticed, a recent Java update included a security enhancement that caused errors with our drag-n-drop feature. The only working solution was to revert to a previous version of Java, which was a complicated series of steps and in many cases, required campus IT assistance.

Recognizing this would be an ongoing problem, we pushed up development of a new file upload feature using HTML5. This will be added to the Website tab in the next release and we plan to make it the default method for uploading files in Game day in a few releases.

You still have the option of using the Java drag-n-drop applet, but now you will see a link for [upload files] which will launch the new file upload feature. From there, depending on what browser you're in, you can quickly upload files to your site using drag-n-drop, copy and paste or by picking files on your computer.

Chrome gives you the most options within the feature, allowing you to drag-n-drop files or even folders into the upload area. It also allows you to browse and highlight multiple images for uploading at once through the "browse for files" link.

All other modern browsers, including Internet Explorer (IE) version 10 and up, allow for drag-n-drop as well as selecting multiple files when you browse for them. However, they do not support uploading folders.

Earlier versions of IE offer the least flexibility. They allow only for the browse for files option, and even then, IE only allows the ability to choose one image at a time. However, you can do this in succession and can choose more than five in one use.

Follow Us

Archives

Search