Extension:ClipUpload

MediaWiki extensions manual

ClipUpload Release status: stable
Implementation	Media, Page action , Skin
Description	Allows to upload files directly from your clipboard
Author(s)	SLboat (Theslboattalk)
Latest version	1.3.0 (2017-01-17)
MediaWiki	1.20+
Database changes	No
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	GitHub: project page git repository URL [help] commit history Note: No localisation updates are provided by translatewiki.net .
Parameters $wgClipUP_Comment $wgClipUP_MaxFileSize $wgClipUP_CheckSameFileSize
Hooks used EditPage::showEditForm:initial
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The ClipUpload extension is similar to the MsUpload extension with the exception that it takes the files to be uploaded from the clipboard. It uses "InlineAttachment" to perform its task.

Since version 1.3.0 of January 17, 2017 the browsers Chrome, Firefox and Opera are supported.

Demo

This demo shows how easy it is to upload a file with this extension:

Installation

• Download and place the file(s) in a directory called ClipUpload in your extensions/ folder.

• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php:

  require_once "$IP/extensions/ClipUpload/ClipUpload.php";
  

• Configure this extension as needed (see the configuration section).
•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration

This extension provides three parameters available for configuration:

$wgClipUP_Comment

Allows to set a standard text added to the files description upon uploading a file.

Standard value is This file was uploaded from the clipboard ([[Category:Clipboard upload]]).

$wgClipUP_MaxFileSize

Allows to set the maximum size in KB for files uploadable by this extension.

Standard value is 500

$wgClipUP_CheckSameFileSize

Allows to check if the size of a file is the same as for the previously uploaded file.

Standard value is false

Thanks go to

• rickyb98 for his help testing it a lot!
• Martin Schwindl, who made the great upload extension MsUpload
• Karsten Hoffmeyer, for his work on translations!
• Roy van Kaathoven, for the upload plugin (https://github.com/Rovak/InlineAttachment)

See also

• Extension:MsUpload