Dropbox

Please note that this plugin is not affiliated with the "Dropbox" service.

The Dropbox plugin allows Omeka Classic users to batch upload a large quantity of files at one time, and may allow you to circumvent file size restrictions imposed by your server administrator. Once installed, you may create unique Omeka items to correspond to each file, and you may associate numerous files with pre-existing items.

Using the Dropbox plugin

1. Install the Dropbox plugin.
2. Make the files folder located in the /Dropbox plugin directory writable by the server. For most servers, you can use the following command to make the file writable: chmod -r 775 files.
3. Naviage to the /files folder located on your server (your-installation/plugins/Dropbox/files/) using an FTP tool. Upload your files there. The list of files will automatically appear in the "Files" tab when adding or editing items.
4. Once activated, the Dropbox plugin creates a link in the left-side menu of the administrative dashboard. You can view the contents of your /files directory there.

Batch-add files As items

From the Dropbox box tab (.../admin/dropbox) you may select files to batch add as individual items - note that one file creates one item). When selecting files, you may also add them to a collection and associate the same set of tags, make the items public or feature them.

Click "Upload Files as Items." Items are created from each file and titled with the file name. This can modified later if you wish to edit the item's title.

• Are your jobs starting and not completing? You might need to set the path for PHP so that your system can perform the background process to make the items.

Add files to items

To add dropbox files to items, add or edit an item(.../items/add or .../items/edit) and click on the Files tab.

Check the box, or boxes, of the file(s) you wish to associate with that particular item. You may associate multiple files with that item. Click Add Item or Save Changes button to complete the file adding process.

You may add files from the dropbox at any point during the adding or editing process.

Security settings

It may be necessary to add specific mime-types to the "Allowed File Types" list in the settings. See Security Settings for more information.