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Dropbox File Chooser for Joomla Editor (Joomla)
Bring the Entire Dropbox at Your Mouse Tip at Any Joomla Editor
A great tool to use Dropbox as Media File Manager for Joomla. If you’re a Dropbox user and at the same time Joomla enthusiast with this Editor Plugin you can choose any file from your Dropbox account directly into Joomla Content Editor. What’s more? It allows you to preview the file and everything is visual.
Key Features:
- Add any files from Dropbox via Authenticated Editor Plugin
- Works right at the Content Editor
- Compatible with Any Kind of Editor
- Easy and Flexible to Use
- Easy See and Click Interface
- Image Files has Large Thumbnail Preview
- Other Type Files Shows with Unique File Type Icon
- Uses Secure Authentication
- Use Official Dropbox Chooser API
Easy to Setup:
- Install the Plugin in Your Site
- Create App and Collect APP Key from Dropbox (click here: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps/create )- Select Dropbox Chooser)
- Enable Plugin, Save and Enjoy
How to create app so that files can be explored from app folder only
- Go this link:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps/create - Give App Name
- Select Dropbox Chooser
- Give Domain(s) name
- Click [Create App] button
- Copy the App Key from the next screen
- Provide Additional Information
- Click [Update]
- Use this App Key in the plugin Settings.
How to create app so that files can be explored from whole dropbox
- https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps/create
- Select 2nd option Dropbox API app
- Select “Files and Data stores”
- Select “No My app needs access to files already on Dropbox”
- Select All file types
- Give you app a name that doesn’t have the word “dropbox”
- Create the app
- After you create the app, copy the App key and paste this in your plugin setting in joomla, enable the plugin
- Also in the dropbox app setting you can also set the domain name in field Drop-ins domains
- Now check the dropbox chooser under your editor, hope that works
- Use this App Key in the Plugin Settings.
Joomla Compatibility:
This Plugin works for all Joomla (1.5, 2.5 and 3.x) versions.