Easy way to put images in CMS?

[Maury Markowitz]

Am I missing something obvious, or is it *really* difficult to add an image into a CMS article?

 

I have an article I've written. I have an image on my desktop. From what I can see there is no simple way to put the image in the article. Instead, I have to…

 

click the insert image icon

click the funny blue and red icon on the dialog that comes up

click upload to open a new screen

select my file and click upload on this screen

Wait a few moments until it has clearly uploaded the file

get an alert message that says:

 

"You are not allowed to upload such file type."

 

Tell me there's an easier way to do this!

[vekia]

what kind of imagetype (extension) you're trying to upload?

[Carolina Custom Designs]

Depending on your skill level there is a much easier way to do this.

 

1. Simply upload your image to a directory via FTP (e.g. /images).

2. Use basic HTML to place your image in your CMS page.

 

Hope that helps!

 

Marty Shue

[Maury Markowitz]

Uggg, that's even worse!

 

I want a single button, click it, select file, done.

 

It works that way in products, why not in CMS?

what kind of imagetype (extension) you're trying to upload?

 

JPGs. The error occurs because the extension is "jpeg", not "jpg". Who thought that was a good idea?!

[vekia]

so,

 

it works when you upload: jpg file

it doesnt work when you upload: .jpeg ?

 

you want to fix this or just leave it as it is?

[Maury Markowitz]

I guess I'll report it as a bug.

 

But it's just one in a long list of bugs and missing features that makes the CMS side so difficult to use.

[Carolina Custom Designs]

I guess I'll report it as a bug.

 

It is not a bug.

 

Marty Shue

[vekia]

it isn't definitely a bug, this is how this file uploader works, to prevent upload unsafe files like .php scripts (with malware!) etc.

you can define accepted file types, but only with some modification of code.

[Carolina Custom Designs]

you can define accepted file types, but only with some modification of code.

 

And Maury thought uploading a simple file via FTP was too difficult

 

Marty Shue

[Maury Markowitz]

I didn't say it was too difficult, I said it was a worse solution.

 

JPG and JPEG are exactly the same file type, so if there is a security concern, they should either both be blocked, or neither. Period.

 

And this still doesn't address the actual problem that the image inserter is multi-screen affair when a single dialog box would suffice and save tonnes of time and trouble.

[Carolina Custom Designs]

I didn't say it was too difficult, I said it was a worse solution.

 

Actually it is a very simple solution and the method we use all the time. We find it quicker and easier than the method you outlined in your OP.

 

Marty Shue

[sbobet-9]

use CDN and just coding :

only img use = <img src="http://imageurl.jpg" />
img link use = <a href="http:urlhere.com"><img src="http://imageurl.jpg" /></a>