jekyll/jekyll-admin

Feature Request: Post editing file upload and folder creation

delthia opened this issue · 3 comments

delthia commented

Hi,
I've been setting up jekyll-admin as a blog, and its been great, but I think that the following would make the editing experience better when setting up the plugin for someone who doesn't have access to the server's filesystem:

  • When navivating the static file, it would be nice to be able to create folders, to keep organized the assets folder when uploading files such as images. It would also be great to be able to specify in which folder the file explorer should be opened, as in the assets folder, there are things that to be deleted would break the website, as logos or stylesheets.
  • When editing a post, it would be great to have a little file drop area that uploaded files to a folder corresponding to the post or page.
    Those are features that to someone who doesn't have a proble with file management, may not be neccesary, but when setting up a blog for someone else, it simplifies the blog management by a lot.

Thanks

derek-adair commented

These are good features. Have you made any efforts towards submitting a PR? I would be interested in helping develop this but do not have the bandwidth to spearhead this.

delthia commented

Hi,
While I don't know much about javascript, I could probably try figuring something out.
Right know and until next summer I'll be busy studying and won't have much time, so I can't promise anything.
If sometime in the future I have the time to do this, I don't mind trying to get it started, but right now I can't.

So thanks for reading the issue. I'll let the issue open for a future me or just in case someone has the time and likes the idea.

derek-adair commented

for someone who doesn't have access to the server's filesystem

I could be wrong, but I believe this is actually contrary to the core purpose of this program. I do not think the owners intended to support this type of feature. They expect users to have access to the file system AND to be developers.

As of now I have a fork going that will extend jekyll-admin to be used in such a way. Once I have a design that will work beyond my purposes I intend to publish; right now its VERY specific to my needs/setup and I will need to consider some things to make this appropriate for public consumption.

If you are interested in this and have experience with javascript or python/django please reach out to me through my listed contacts. My intention is to use django purely for auth/pipeline things (building/pushing/syncing etc).