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+title: Imagefield Import Archive
+date: 2011-05-23
+excerpt: I've finally uploaded my first module onto Drupal.org!
+tags:
+    - drupal-planet
+    - imagefield-import
+---
+
+I've finally uploaded my first module onto Drupal.org!
+
+I've written many custom modules, although the vast majority of them are either
+small tweaks for my own sites, or company/site-specific modules that wouldn't be
+good to anyone else, so there would be nothing achieved by contributing them
+back to the community. Previously, I've blogged about the
+[Imagefield Import](http://drupal.org/project/imagefield_import) module - a
+module that I use on a number of sites, both personal and for clients - and what
+I've looked for lately is for a way to speed up the process again. Gathering my
+images together and manually copying them into the import directory takes time -
+especially if I'm working somewhere with a slow Internet connection and I'm
+FTP-ing the images into the directory. Also, it's not always the easiest
+solution for site users - especially non-technical ones.
+
+So, I wrote the Imagefield Import Archive module. Including comments, the module
+contains 123 lines, and builds upon the existing functionality of the Imagefield
+Import module by adding the ability for the user to upload a .zip archive of
+images. The archive is then moved into the specified import directory and
+unzipped before being deleted, and the user is directed straight to the standard
+Imagefield Import page where their images are waiting to be imported, just as
+usual.
+
+The module is currently a
+[sandbox project](http://drupal.org/sandbox/opdavies/1165110) on Drupal.org,
+although I have applied for full project access so that I can be added as a
+fully-fledged downloadable module.