Apr 24 2009
Wordpress 2.5.1. add media (flash) upload button problem fixed!
In 2.5x versions of Wordpress there is a CMS problem with “Add media” (add an image, add video, add audio and add media) upload button. With older Internet Explorer browsers, like IExplorer 6 with FlashPlayer 9x, the Wordpress Add media, upload flash button works just fine. However, in IExplorer 7 and FlashPlayer 10, the upload button won’t trigger any action at all. Also not in Firefox browser if FlashPlayer plugin is updated… which is very annoying. To some people it might be a huge problem as they might not be able to upload pictures or any other media files at all, no matter what browser we’re talking about. The problem is not in the browser or else where.. but rather in Adobe FlashPlayer itself!
I searched the web for a (working) solution, but couldn’t find any, not even on Wordpress official website. So I asked my programmer dude Jeroen to fix this piece of flash crap - and so he did! Now the upload button is plain HTML, which works in all browsers and flash plugin versions are from now on (as far as it Add Media upload button concernes) irrelevant.
The fix
Download this zip file, unpack it and replace entire “swfupload” map in /wp-includes/js/
Please also note that ‘rewriting’ the old swfupload map on the server won’t always work, so delete this map on the webserver first - and then upload the new one.
Please mind the following: ALWAYS BACKUP your old map first!
In order to make this (patch / install) work, make sure you empty your webbrowser cache after you’re done. Restart your webbrowser again, login onto your wordpress admin account and you’re in business!
This fix definitely works on Wordpress version 2.5.1, not sure if it might also work on older versions as well. The fix is tested with Internet Explorer 6 and 7, and with Firefox 3.09 browsers.
Download fix!
Click here to download wordpress 2.5.1. add media fix zip file!
If you like it, you apreciate it, or you’d just like to help those with the same problem, then perhaps you’d like to link to this page, or twitter it, stumble it, digg it… or do with it whatever you want haha.
Thanks anyway & good luck!
September 9th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Thank you very much for this excellent solution. It is much appreciated.
October 14th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Totally awesome. Thanks for sharing. You just made my afternoon a whole lot more pleasant.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:33 am
I am looking for a super user friendly, click and drag method of that involves text and images and requires options on my desktop. Can you help me?
November 19th, 2009 at 11:39 am
I meant to say blog that I can manipulate photos onto both from desktop files without going into any other programs. I have a google page. marnie eyford. What is photo bucket?
November 19th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
@marnie, I’m afraid I can’t help u. Take a look at SourceForge, perhaps u can find there a script you’re looking for, or otherwise there might be some nice (alternative) WP plug in at Wordpress plug in’s directory..
I doubt u’ll find anywhere a desktop (exe) application that manipulates your blog pictures and texts the way u want.
Either way, success!