Duplicate #10871.

Short answer: Media custom field is for images only.

closed as duplicate Report.

Set to "closed" on behalf of @franz-wohlkoenig by The JTracker Application at issues.joomla.org/joomla-cms/19954

Guys, there are so many Issues regarding the possibiliy to select other files types in a modal-window like the media-type allows it, but all the ones that i came accros and read are closed because "duplicate of xy" or "use another field-type".

As you can see in this conversation #10871 there IS a need to use a modal-window for not only uploading files but also select them after upload. The file-type-field is not a proper solution for this (because you have to upload a file again which might already be on the server - please don't suggest to use 2 fields: file and filelist :-D ).

So: Where is the issue that we can talk about this feature? Please add a link to all the closed ones.

@Robdebert thanks for your Comment, but Comments on closed Issues didn't get much Notice. So i suggest to open an new one.

Please add a link to all the closed ones.

i guess you know but to be sure: open https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed

Thanks for your answer.

But can we not just re-open this issue? Because there is already a lot of information here. Opening a new one will only create the next issue to the same topic, that already exists (in this and other issues, that where created).

Set to "open" on behalf of @franz-wohlkoenig by The JTracker Application at issues.joomla.org/joomla-cms/19954

Reopened as stated above.

PR #19967 is closed, but addresses this issue.

In Joomla 4 uploading pdf is enabled by default, but not rendered on the frontend.

Changing plugins/fields/media/tmpl/media.php from:

...
if (!$path)
{
continue;
}
$buffer .= sprintf('<img src="%s"%s>',
htmlentities($path, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8', true),
$class
);
...

To:

...
if (!$path)
{
continue;
}
if(substr($path, -4) == '.pdf')
{
$parts = explode('/', $path);
$buffer = ''. $parts[1] .'';
} else {
$buffer .= sprintf('<img src="%s"%s>',
htmlentities($path, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8', true),
$class
);
}
...

Did the trick for me: https://gridx.joomla.com/

Both are Media fields and Download renders without preview (No) in frontend editor.

The same is done in Joomla 3 without automatic display, custom fields and rawvalue.

In my opinion (pre)setting the images/files/docs folders should work in most cases.

Thanks

With href:

if (!$path)
	{
		continue;
	}
	if(substr($path, -4) == '.pdf')
	{
		$parts = explode('/', $path);
		$buffer = '<‍a href="'. $path .'" target="_blank" rel="noopener">'. $parts[1] .'';
	} else {	
	$buffer .= sprintf('',
		htmlentities($path, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8', true),
		$class
		);	
	}

With href:

if (!$path)
	{
		continue;
	}
	if(substr($path, -4) == '.pdf')
	{
		$parts = explode('/', $path);
		$buffer = '<‍a href="'. $path .'" target="_blank" rel="noopener">'. $parts[1] .'';
	} else {	
	$buffer .= sprintf('',
		htmlentities($path, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8', true),
		$class
		);	
	}

Attached improved code to always get the end-path from different files folders. https://gridx.joomla.com/
Changing plugins/fields/media/tmpl/media.php to:

foreach ($value as $path)
{
	if (!$path)
	{
		continue;
	}
	if(substr($path, -4) == '.pdf')
	{
		$file = explode('/', $path);
		$buffer = '<a href="'. $path .'" target="_blank" rel="noopener">'. end($file) .'</a>';
	} else {
	$buffer .= sprintf('<img src="%s"%s>',
		htmlentities($path, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8', true),
		$class
		);
	}
}

@martyharty can you do a Pull Request - https://extensions.joomla.org/blog/item/how-to-contribute-to-joomla-through-github/ ?

@franz-wohlkoenig can I do this if @martyharty doesn't have any problem

@hardik-codes sure.

Please go ahead. I noticed setting a files path on Media Field is not accessible from frontend. Check with user(name) and pass(word) on https://gridx.joomla.com/ (default images path is no problem).

Regarding Joomla 4 it seems the System - Privacy Consent plugin is not redirecting user on frontend login.
Also saving Content Fields on backend: An error has occurred. 0 Class 'FieldsHelper' not found.

One more thing. The Joomla 4 alpha on https://launch.joomla.org/ is set to daily renewal which means the site is lost in one day... monthly as default - like cloudaccess - works better I guess.

Thanks

@hardik-codes new Features goes only in J4

@martyharty please report the Request at CloudAccess.

@franz-wohlkoenig so I have to make a PR for 4.0-dev ?

yes, there are only Bugfixes in J3.

Set to "closed" on behalf of @franz-wohlkoenig by The JTracker Application at issues.joomla.org/joomla-cms/19954

closed as having Pull Request #24409

Fixed per #34634 for J4.