Wordpress:connect

Wordpress celum:connect is a Wordpress extension which allows you to download assets from CELUM via the CELUM Asset Picker directly into the Wordpress filesystem.

1. Requirements

2. Installation

  • Login into the Wordpress backend as an administrator
  • Go To Plugins
  • Click on Upload Plugin, upload the celum:connect Plugin and click in Install Now
  • Go To Settings -> Celum:connect Options
  • Configure the API-key (from the CMA in CELUM)
  • Define the root-nodes (comma separated)
  • Enter the license key (delivered by brix cross media)

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3. Configuration

  • On the Celum:connect Options page, enter the IDs for the default download formats (Image, Unknown, Document, Video Text, Audio) and the supported download formats.
  • Define the consumer name for downloading and for linking assets (this name will be sent to CELUM when an asset was downloaded or linked as a usage reference)
  • Select the right Asset Picker Version for your CELUM installation

3.1. Compatibility Matrix

REST API version CELUM 5.13.x CELUM 5.12.x Asset Picker version
rest-all-2.1 5.13.0 (+) 5.12.3 (+) 2.0
rest-all-2.1 5.13.2 (-) 2.1
rest-all-2.2 5.13.0 (+) 5.12.3 (+) 2.0
rest-all-2.2 5.13.2 (-) 2.1
rest-all-2.3 5.13.0 (+) 5.12.3 (+) 2.0
rest-all-2.3 5.13.2 (-) 2.1
rest-all-3.0 5.13.1 (+) 2.2
rest-all-3.0 5.13.2 (-) 2.3
rest-all-3.1 5.13.2 (+) 2.3
rest-all-3.2 5.13.3 (+) 2.4
  • (+) The version is the first maintenance version in which a previously unsupported feature is added.
  • (-) The version is the first maintenance version in which a previously supported feature is removed.

4. Usage

  • Login into the Wordpress backend
  • Go to Posts -> Add New
  • Click on Add Media
  • Select celum:connect on the left panel
  • Choose between "Load assets to Wordpress" and "Link assets from Celum"
  • Select the desired asset(s) and click on the shopping cart button
  • Choose the desired download format(s) and download the asset(s) into Wordpress.

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Release Notes

1.0

Released 2016-07-06

  • Initial verison
1.1

Released 2018-02-01

  • Added tracking of downloaded Assets with "Direct Download"
1.2

Released 2018-04-06

  • Added Possibility to choose between "Load assets to Wordpress" and "Link assets from Celum"
1.3

Released 2018-07-18

  • Added Support for different Asset Picker Versions (2.0 - 2.4), Selectable in the celum:connect Options
  • Configurable usage for link and for download