Enable Basic Uploader for frontend comments

• Daz

• November 19, 2016 at 6:14 am

Hi guys,

I was wondering if you knew how to enable the basic uploader on the front end when the fields are within the comments form?

I am using the Gallery field (among others) but i cant seem to see anything about it.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

• James

• November 19, 2016 at 1:00 pm

Hi @daz

Please keep in mind that you can’t use the basic uploader for the gallery field. But if you use the image or file field, you can try this code:

// force basic uploader for a certain field
function my_acf_force_basic_uploader( $field ) {
	
    // don't do this on the backend
    if(is_admin()) return $field;
    
    // set the uploader setting before rendering the field
    acf_update_setting('uploader', 'basic');
    
    // return the field data
    return $field;
    
}

// target the field using its name
add_filter('acf/prepare_field/name=file_field_name', 'my_acf_force_basic_uploader');

I hope this helps 🙂

• martinkoss

• April 3, 2022 at 5:18 pm

How can a ‘Featured Image’ field be targeted with this? When adding a ‘Featured Image’ field in ACF it doesn’t get a ‘name’?

Thanks.