Should pageline be using wordpress media uploader

[thorstone137 0]

I'm testing a new mysql plugin that store files uploaded using the wordpress media uploader to a Amazon S3 Bucket instead of the wordpress database. So far everything seems to work correctly. Except, when I upload images from the pageline setting page or post/page meta settings the returned url is not the correct one. In this config, all files are still managed from the media library, but are actually saved in the S3 bucket. So when the upload is complete the media file url is the actual S3 bucket url. But, when I upload with pagelines the returned url is what it would be if it were actually stored in the wordpress database. The mysql plugin developer is trying to come up with a patch. Rather than that though, I was wondering why pagelines doesn't or can't just use the core wordpress media uploader? Doesn't it make sense to be able to choose from previously uploaded content?

[catrina 103]

Hm, I'm not sure why this would be. I'll need to forward this question to a developer who would be able to explain. :)

[Simon 248]

We use http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_handle_upload to add the image along with http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_insert_attachment with wp_generate_attachment_metadata() and wp_update_attachment_metadata() All have filters and actions :)

[irishetcher 0]

Just want to give my feedback on the Media Uploader in Pagelines/Platform five and which incidentally is also used in DMS. It looks very out of date and from a UX point of view not very useful compared to the big grid style of the default uploader used in Wordpress. Not sure why it is not used?