Plugin to view uploaded files without downloading

It only takes a minute to sign up. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. I would like to find a way to simply view files uploaded to contacts for example under Activities, or Notes without downloading them every time.

I'm not sure what web browser you're using, but in Firefox, when I click on a PDF in an activity see "1" below , I get a pop-up where I can select "Open With" 2 and "Do this automatically for files like this from now on" 3. I imagine similar options exist for all the major web browsers. To view pdf rather downloading locally you will need to install a PDF preview "add on" in Chrome. For eg, if the URL is. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top.

Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. View uploaded documents without having to download them every time - Wordpress Ask Question. Asked 3 years, 2 months ago. Active 2 years, 8 months ago. A screenshot of the shortcode composer.

A screenshot of the file browser. Installation First install the plugin using WordPress auto-installer or download the. Activate the plugin from Plugins section of your Dashboard.

Open the page on your browser and you will see the upload form. You can change the upload directory or any other settings easily by pressing the small edit button found at the left-top corner of the upload form.

A new window or tab with pop up with plugin options. If you do not see the new window, adjust your browser settings to allow pop-up windows. FAQ Will the plugin work in a mobile browser? Yes, the plugins will work in most mobile phones has been tested in iOS, Android and Symbian browsers as well as Opera Mobile Do I need to have Flash to use then plugin?

No, you do not need Flash to use the plugin. Is there an alternative? Can I see the progress of the upload? Can I upload many files at the same time? Where do files go after upload?

Can I see and download the uploaded files? Are there filters to restrict uploaded content? Are there any upload file size limitations? Who can upload files? What security is used for uploading files? What happens if connection is lost during a file upload? The plugin does not look nice with my theme. What can I do? Simply doesn't work. I add the shortcode to the page, then test it.

Click on the file upload button, choose the file I want to upload, then click 'Open'. Goes back to the main page and nothing there.

It doesn't show the file I just chose. Can't upload. Waste of time. This plugin seems to be exactly what I need. Haven't had the chance to use it that much yet but will likely consider getting the Professional Version.

It seems to not work with some plugins, for example Elementor, which is fine. Just create a separate page for uploading without such plugins. It took a bit to wrap my head around all of the configuration possibilities, but it's well worth the learning curve. Once you see everything it can do and how to do it, I can't imagine very many scenarios this plugin couldn't cover. If there was any gripe at all, it would be that the documentation is a bit scattered about.

Take your time to set this up properly and you'll be happy you did. Five Stars! Works great with bluehost. Some features are hard to use but the paid version has great support from author. The plugin does not work. I've been going back and forth for more than 2 weeks and the support people do not have an idea how to fix the issue.

They claim that their plugin is secure and free from vulnerabilities and yet they say that the issue is caused by my server security level. Very poor support. Will never buy the paid version. Contributors nickboss. Interested in development? Changelog 4. Credits to p4w security expert for identifying the vulnerability.

Shortcode Composer saves selected options Easier handling of userdata variables in Shortcode Composer correction of bug that allowed debugdata to be shown in non-admin users reset. New attribute debugmode added to allow better debugging of the plugin when there are errors. Replacement of glob function because is not allowed by some servers.

Any ideas anyone had on preserving a PDFs Print restrictions when uploaded to Moodle would be greatly appreciated. There must be another factor somewhere else, as Moodle doesn't alter or modify uploaded files in any way. So maybe the protection properties weren't actually saved, there is some kind of malware in the computer, documents were mixed up and the ones without protection were the ones uploaded or maybe a misconfigured setting of a server configuration file? Check the hash of the uploaded file.

If it is the same as the original one, then the upload process isn't altering the file. Download the file and check its hash. This will let you confirm that the download process isn't modifying the file either.

ExactFile , sha1sum , shasum. However, your comment caused us to explore further. Same file viewed from the Moodle course in IE and Chrome is protected. Sadly we have our LMS shortcut on all campus machines using Firefox. However, for anyone else with this problem, Justin Hunt made a really useful suggestion on another thread of converting to SWF to protect content.

I've been in the IT area all my life, and while I understand the reasoning behind, this "protecting info" effort has been a worthless struggle. It sure was very high-tech stuff for the time, unfortunately, it didn't work, people simply modified the code to skip the verification process. Regarding the small web format files, they can be printed just as well, so you actually would have to go through some more advanced way of converting to swf to make it a bit more complicated for the user to print them.

I just uploaded a 7zip file with a small swf inside. While the resulting pdf file I got from pdf-printing this swf wasn't exactly like the original each page was printed twice , it actually is a usable file.

The benefit I find with SWF is with a 37 page document it only allows one page at a time to be printed. In the cases I have tried even the one page is having sections cut off. I think this is good enough for the Copyright Owner of the resource to feel we have done our best to comply with their request.

I figure at least with no visible Print button on the screen, and having to try and print each page individually, only those truly determined to breach the request not to print would do so Indeed, owners are entitled to protect their work, no doubt about that. Well, it's great to know that the swf format turned out to be a good option. What conversion software are you using?

I have added help to our server and suggested two options to Lecturers that they may use for converting to SWF:. I have also added instructions on how to use Adobe Acrobat to protect a PDF from printing as if Firefox decided to honour it, it would be a more accessible solution. I've added warnings for lecturers that Firefox and I couldn't get Safari on iPad to either ignore the setting but it is respected by Chrome and IE.

For the SWF I've put big warnings about accessibility and the fact no Apple device will display them.