Tip: WP 3.0 - enable flash uploader for Macs - GoFuckYourself.com

06-20-2010, 08:30 PM

WP has the bad habit of disabling the handy flash uploader for people who are on Macs. Annoying, especially if you're dealing with multiple image uploads. Here's how to enable it.

/wp-admin/includes/media.php

Comment out lines 1397 + 1398:

Code:

	// if ( false !== stripos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], 'mac') && apache_mod_loaded('mod_security') )
	//	$flash = false;

If you wish to protect your WP-Admin via .htaccess and .htpasswd, put this in your .htaccess file within the /wp-admin folder:

Code:

AuthType Basic
AuthName "Protected"
AuthUserFile /path/to/.htpasswd
Require valid-user

# Exclude the file upload and WP CRON scripts from authentication
<FilesMatch "(async-upload\.php|wp-cron\.php|xmlrpc\.php|admin-post\.php)$">
    Satisfy Any
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
    Deny from none
</FilesMatch>

That will keep your flash uploader from getting stuck after protecting the admin.

06-20-2010, 08:30 PM	#1
X37375787 Guest Posts: n/a	Tip: WP 3.0 - enable flash uploader for Macs WP has the bad habit of disabling the handy flash uploader for people who are on Macs. Annoying, especially if you're dealing with multiple image uploads. Here's how to enable it. /wp-admin/includes/media.php Comment out lines 1397 + 1398: Code: // if ( false !== stripos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], 'mac') && apache_mod_loaded('mod_security') ) // $flash = false; If you wish to protect your WP-Admin via .htaccess and .htpasswd, put this in your .htaccess file within the /wp-admin folder: Code: AuthType Basic AuthName "Protected" AuthUserFile /path/to/.htpasswd Require valid-user # Exclude the file upload and WP CRON scripts from authentication <FilesMatch "(async-upload\.php\|wp-cron\.php\|xmlrpc\.php\|admin-post\.php)$"> Satisfy Any Order allow,deny Allow from all Deny from none </FilesMatch> That will keep your flash uploader from getting stuck after protecting the admin.