Attachments

This plug-in allows you to add multiple attachments to the same article. Attachments are being listed in a box within article page and they open/download on a click.

You need to access the Plug-ins section. Click on the Plug-ins link which is located in Main menu at the top of your administrator panel.

A list of all plug-ins currently registered to the system is displayed on the right hand side of the screen on Downloaded plug-ins tab.

To install Multiple attachments plug-in you need to click on the install icon on the right side of the plug-ins name.

This will take you to the page with the installation link: Click here to Install the plug-in

After you run the installation, you will be informed that the plug-in was successfully installed.

You may easily go back to the Plug-ins page, by following the link: Click here to go to Plug-in

To uninstall Multiple attachments plug-in you need to click on the uninstall icon on the right side of the plug-in name.

This will take you to the page with the link for uninstall: Click here to uninstall the plug-in

You will be informed that the plug-in was successfully uninstalled and you may return to the Plug-ins page by clicking the link: Click here to return to Plug-in home page.

The path to the Multiple attachments plug-in:

Click on the Articles link (which is located in Main menu at the top of your administrator panel).

Choose Attachments tab when adding/editing an article.

This plug-in can be accessed only by users belonging to groups that are allowed to manage Multiple attachments plug-in.

Go to your Administration - Articles and choose to add or edit an article. Open Attachments tab and you'll see article preferences menu on the left and attachments area on the right of the screen.

Click on the +Add new attachment button and either choose previously uploaded file(s) that you want to attach to that article or upload them on a pop-up window that will appear.

You can browse through folders by selecting a folder or subfolder from the list on the left. By choosing some folder, a list of files this folder contains will appear on the right. Files are being selected with a single click. You can select multiple files from the same folder at the same time. Click on the 'Add attachments' button and selected files will be added to the article. You can anytime cancel the action by choosing Cancel link - the pop-up window will close then and files, if selected, will not be added to the article.

You may also upload files from your hard drive and attach them to desired article. First select target folder from Upload destination drop-down list, then click on Upload file and wait for a dialog box to appear where you should select current location of the file that you need to upload and attach and then select Open. Files will be uploaded and automatically attached to the article. During upload you may see how it progresses and when a file has finished uploading you'll see the message Completed.

When added to an article, attachments will be listed on Attachments tab on the articles editing page. Click and drag the files to change the order they appear in on the article page.

Double-click the attachment to add 'Title' and 'Description'. On the right-hand side fill-in necessary fields and then click on 'Apply' button.

To remove an attachment from an article just click Delete icon next to its name.

Attachments will be displayed in a box and they will be opened/downloaded on a click. To add this box anywhere on your article page you should edit default.tpl file located in VIVVO_TEMPLATE_DIR/article and add the following line on desired place (for example right below <div id=“box_right_holder”>):

<vte:include file="{VIVVO_TEMPLATE_DIR}box/plugin_multiple_attachments.tpl" />