Manual upload?

[maxell]

Is it possible to upload pictures manually and if so, how to do this?

The FTP function doesn’t work and I think it’s because my web host have closed port 21 for outgoing traffic. This function has never been working, but in previous releases I have been able to upload files manually. After this upgrade I can’t figure out how to do, and I don’t remember how I did last time.

[yosemite]

upload photo files to YOUR GALLERY/YOUR RENAMED ADMIN/UPLOAD

then got to
PHOTOS
UPLOAD TO DATABASE
and you should see your photos in the window under "step 4". if not then hit "refresh list".



UPLOAD TO DATABASE
All photos are uploaded to the UPLOAD folder at> YOUR GALLERY/YOUR RENAMED ADMIN/UPLOAD.

It might be easier to use a FTP program to upload to "YOUR GALLERY/YOUR RENAMED ADMIN/UPLOAD" as you can pick out files to upload easier. Once you have uploaded the files they will appear in the window under"step 4". If not hit the "refresh list"

"step 1" pick out the exhibition you want the photos to go in to.
"step 2" select a different folder to ftp your photos to? applies only to photos in "step 3" ? If doing a manual ftp upload skip this.
"step 3" is used for the program to ftp your photos into the window at "step 4". If doing a manual ftp upload skip this.
Now click on the photos you want to bring into an exhibition in the window "Step 4", you can ctrl click, select the size path you want under "step 5"
"step 6" extra settings
Then hit "UPLOAD" at step 7

The page will reload and all photos you uploaded will now appear as gray text in the "Step 4" window and marked with a x in they are in a exhibition. Check your exhibition to see if it worked and if all is good go back to the "Step 4" window and select " DELETE ALL FILES IN UPLOAD FOLDER".

Not seeing the photos in your exhibition? Double check the path and exhibition you picked and use an FTP program and go to the folder you picked to see if the photos are there.

STEP 5 : choose extra settings >> If it finds categories in photo's IPTC data , it adds photos to existing EE categories and if the categories in IPTC are not yet in EE it adds them to EE and then assigns photo to them. FYI: there are couple of bugs in that specific code
Here is the detailed explanation:
Selections explained:
If image has main category SPO and subcategories 'javeling', 'golf' and 'tennis':
do not add new categories
(no function)

add subcategories only ....
EE builds category names
javeling
golf
tennis
and adds them to EE (if they do not exist already) and assigns them to the uploaded photo.

add main category (CAT) only
EE builds category name
SPO
and adds it to EE (if they do not exist already) and assigns it to the uploaded photo.

add all separately
EE builds category names
SPO
javeling
golf
tennis
and adds them to EE (if they do not exist already) and assigns them to the uploaded photo.

as 'subcategory (CAT)'
EE builds category names
javeling (SPO)
golf (SPO)
tennis (SPO)
and adds them to EE (if they do not exist already) and assigns them to the uploaded photo.

as 'CAT: subcategory'
EE builds category names
SPO: javeling
SPO: golf
SPO: tennis
and adds them to EE (if they do not exist already) and assigns them to the uploaded photo.

as 'CAT | subcategory'
EE builds category names
SPO | javeling
SPO | golf
SPO | tennis
and adds them to EE (if they do not exist already) and assigns them to the uploaded photo.