Browse, Submit, Upload Sesame!
Dreamweaver extensions cover a large variety of situations that a webmaster can come across in his or her work. A large amount of extensions have been written to address the problems, or deficiencies, that can arise during the interaction “website/customer”. Here’s one example.
Now that many websites actively invite their users to contribute to its content, such as texts, pictures, or videos, one of the moments that define the user-friendlyness and visual attractiveness of your website is the Upload Interface. Say, you want your user to upload pictures. You want to allow them to upload up to 50 pictures. But they could upload just one, or two, or maybe they’ll want to be generous and will send you all 50? Should you have 50 Browse buttons for each possible upload? Of course not. The most appropriate solution is to generate an Upload item (allowing to browse and locate the needed file on the hard disk, which then becomes available for upload to your server), dynamically. What does it mean? It means that if a user uploaded ONE picture, another Browse button will appear, inviting to keep uploading; and so forth, until the user reaches a maximum of allowable uploads.
This handy element can be easily inserted into your webpage by using a Dreamweaver extension called Multiple File Fields. You can use it to let your customers attach all kinds of files; this way they can easily submit text documents, such as resumes, work references, examples of written work, etc; but it is most often used to upload multiple pictures in dating or matchmaking sites, rental sites, where people upload pictures of their properties, and many more.
As you see, no magic is needed to make your upload interface look neat. Just remember the magic words “Dreamweaver extensions”…
November 28, 2008 No Comments
