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Is there any solution yet which allows me to upload multiple media entities at once? At the moment I've to

  • Select a file
  • Upload it
  • Select the next file
  • Upload this

Especially for a gallery, where I've to upload a lot of images, this can be very annoying.

I really like to use the media entity module for this job because this way I can reuse all the images I've already uploaded in my gallery for other content.

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Have you already checked the PlUPload module ?

It's still -dev, but should work ..

Another approach could be: Using IMCE browser, that already allows multi-file uploads in combination with filefield_sources, you should then be able to select the uploaded images for your gallery field and others.

More sophisticated is the media(-entity)-suite, there's dropzoneJS in place.

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  • Thanks for your answer! I went with the PlUpload solution. Works like a charm :-). Although it's not really obvious that the integration of a JS library will add the functionallity for creating media entities in bulk ;-).
    – TiMESPLiNTER
    Oct 31, 2016 at 8:35
  • just added another option - ;)
    – rémy
    Oct 31, 2016 at 12:10
  • In Drupal 8.5.6-dev / lightning-8.x-3.x-dev PlUpload doesn't seem necessary now for multiple file uploads: It is possible to pick more than one file at the same time, from the pop-up chooser shown. I have found this to be the case when clicking "Choose Files" when creating or editing content with a File field that has the "unlimited" upload setting. I'm not sure if my finding also applies to earlier pure Drupal 8 version (i.e not lightning.) I would bear in mind licensing of plupload - have a look at the library's website. The GPL variant may be unsuitable for some,
    – therobyouknow
    Jul 15, 2018 at 21:45
  • All that said. I'd still be interested (and grateful) in how @TiMESPLiNTER setup PlUpload.
    – therobyouknow
    Jul 15, 2018 at 21:46
  • With the possible licensing restrictions with PlUpload, I think that dropzoneJS would be worth considering.
    – therobyouknow
    Jul 15, 2018 at 21:52

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