Last modified: 2013-06-18 16:53:12 UTC
As long discussed, many folks would benefit from being able to upload multiple files at once, such as when uploading a bunch of photos from an event. We need the backend infrastructure for accepting multiple files in one submission, and some front-end UI for sensibly handling the name/description/licensing info for each file. Separate bugs will cover specific UI implementations for the actual file selection, which is another fun thing. :)
(In reply to comment #0) > As long discussed, many folks would benefit from being able to upload multiple > files at once, such as when uploading a bunch of photos from an event. > > We need the backend infrastructure for accepting multiple files in one > submission, and some front-end UI for sensibly handling the > name/description/licensing info for each file. > > Separate bugs will cover specific UI implementations for the actual file > selection, which is another fun thing. :) > Have you seen http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:MultiUpload ?
Extension:MultiUpload is not safe imo. The basics work (many files uploaded) but it doesn't even check if the target filename exists and just overwrites all existing files. Who knows what other things it doesn't check... The UI implenementations: It would be good to have both options: to give seperate infos for each upload and to use some text on all at once. Also a flexible number of files-to-be-uploaded would be good. I'd prefer not having it on a seperate page but all in Special:Upload. This could be "easily" handled like this: Default load: --------------------------------------------------- Multiple Upload: You upload up to 50 files at once. Default description: [textarea (4 rows)] [Add Button] [Upload field 1] Unique description: [textarea (3 rows)] [Upload field 2] Unique description: [textarea (3 rows)] [Upload field 3] Unique description: [textarea (3 rows)] [Upload field 4] Unique description: [textarea (3 rows)] Add [__] upload fields [Submit] [Reset] [Upload] [checkboxes...] --------------------------------------------------- Loading 5 upload fields by default is just an idea. Maybe 1 per default may be better? User pref? "Default description": This is like a template for all unique description textareas. Entering text and clicking "Add" will load that text into all unique descriptions. If those have text already, it will be enetered above the unique text (not below for easier comparing) "Add [__] upload fields": A little input box to enter the number of upload fields to be added. Submitting 5 will add 5 new upload fields with the default content loaded into the description fields. "Reset" resets all unique descriptions textareas, not the file input. "Upload will upload all with their unique descriptions. If no unique given and only a default without being added prompt the user and ask if he wants to use the default for all. If furthermore no default desc given, warn the user. I didn't think much about the file-exists warning output. Maybe a big warning on top like "5 files could not been added:" below each, nicely seperated. Just a rough idea I got from the (crappy coded) Extension:MultiUpload. Using a default description to be added on all is essential imo. Esp since you will def have text being repeated on all when you use the multi-upload function. No more copy-paste horror ;)
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Upload_form_changes
How is the programming going? anytime soon?
No one is doing any work on this as far as I know. If there's progress, it will likely be posted on this bug, or some other appropriate place. You don't have to spam everyone subscribed to the bug by asking for info.
We are actively working on a widget that does most of this right now. The design is not quite the same but seems to be roughly equivalent. If someone watching this bug thinks we missed something please let me or Guillaume Paumier know. http://usability.wikimedia.org/wiki/Multimedia:NewUpload
Can we consider this FIXED? Yes?
Well, UploadWizard still isn't stable (was withdrawn from public wikis) so no. Also a database backed stash would be nice...
UploadWizard is pretty solid now and is the default on Commons. It doesn't handle all cases yet (e.g. custom license template support), but I suggest that bugs be filed against UW instead at this point, instead of the standard upload form, which is unlikely to receive a lot of attention in terms of additional UX/feature improvements. Resolving this FIXED, feel free to reopen if you specifically care about a Special:Upload solution, but that's probably not something that will be prioritized at least by WMF.
Will UW become a standard component shipped & enabled with MediaWiki, and will we enable it for side & private sites like internal.wikimedia.org and office.wikimedia.org?
To the extent that we want to make uploading friendlier in general, I do think putting that effort toward generalizing UW is a better use of time than making Special:Upload or its various incarnations gradually acquire UW-like capabilities. So even if that's not something we (WMF) want to push actively right now, perhaps we should open a 'Generalize UploadWizard to work outside Commons' tracking bug.
