Drive Folder Embedder
A WordPress plugin that dynamically creates a table with file names and links for a shared Google Drive folder.
Usage
- All plugin functionality is accessed through shortcodes in the format “[DriveFolderEmbedder]”. Shortcode options are outlined below.
- FolderID (required): The ID of the shared Google Drive folder from which to pull files.
- To get your folder ID:
- Share the folder in Google Drive with a public shared link (see the “Anyone with a link to the folder” section of https://support.google.com/drive/answer/7166529).
- Your folder ID is part of the shared link created above above (link is in the format https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/[ID HERE]?usp=sharing).
- To get your folder ID:
- Sort: How to sort the file table. All sorting is done based on file names.
- Options: “ASC”, “ASC_Natural”, “DESC”, “DESC_Natural”
- If “Sort” is not specified, the “DESC” option is used (default in Google Drive).
- ShowHeader: Whether or not to show a table header specifying column names.
- Options: “True” or “False”.
- If “ShowHeaders” is not specified, defaults to “True”.
- TableCSSClass: Allows for a CSS class name to be entered to define table style.
- Can contain one or more class names separated by a space.
- No class is set for the table if this value is not provided.
- FolderID (required): The ID of the shared Google Drive folder from which to pull files.
- Shortcode examples:
- Basic table generation:
[DriveFolderEmbedder FolderID="123456789"] - Table generation with “Sort”, “ShowHeader”, and “TableCSSClass” specified:
[DriveFolderEmbedder FolderID="123456789" Sort="DESC_Natural" ShowHeader="False" TableCSSClass="some-class-name"]
- Basic table generation:
Download & install the zip archive
The plugin package installer can be downloaded from the WP2E project tab called “code”.
1 – Select the version to download if this option is available otherwise the “latest” version of the main plugin will be used.
2 – After downloading the zip archive install the plugin package installer in you local environment and activate the script from the plugin list.
3 – Under the section “Plugins” of the admin dashboard you should see a new “Dependencies & Licenses” link. Follow the instructions from this panel to finalize the installation of the missing dependencies.
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- Give a name to your project
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- Download the Installer Package
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- Install & activate the plugin locally
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- Install the suggested dependencies
Tips: Use the WP2E panel to add/suggest new dependencies to the local installation. Press F5 in the list of dependencies if the changes are not displayed right away.