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