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#413 Aug 6, 2023 free

When previewing PDF files that were uploaded through Active Storage, we can only get a simple image of the first page. In this episode, we'll look at taking the uploaded PDFs and interacting with them.

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Active Storage Variants

#376 Nov 20, 2022 pro

In this episode, we look at cleaning up our Active Storage variants and also look at several different use cases to manipulate the images with resizes, watermarks, format and quality.

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File Uploads and Cloud Storage

#356 Jul 3, 2022 free

AWS S3 has been a reliable service over the years and for a long time it was the only option. However, in the past few years, there has been more cloud storage options that have popped up with compatible S3 APIs. These services can sometimes offer better pricing and speeds.

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Cropping Active Storage Uploads

#280 Jan 24, 2021 pro

Cropping images can be hard and there can be quite a few complications. In this episode, we have a look at using StimulusJS to crop images uploaded through Active Storage.

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StimulusJS, Active Storage and DropzoneJS

#263 Oct 11, 2020 pro

DropzoneJS is an open source library that provides drag’n’drop file uploads with image previews. It's lightweight, highly customizable and doesn't have any dependencies.

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Bulk Upload with Active Storage

#255 Aug 16, 2020 pro

When multiple files are uploaded with Active Storage, they are typically associated to a single record. In this episode, we take a different approach where each file uploaded should be its own record along with direct uploads.

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SimpleMDE and ActiveStorage

#124 Mar 11, 2018 pro

SimpleMDE is a great WYSIWYG Markdown Editor, but lacks the ability to handle image uploads. In this episode, we look at adding ActiveStorage and some JavaScript to handle image uploading.

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In-depth Look into ActiveStorage

#111 Dec 24, 2017 pro

In this episode, we look at ActiveStorage, which is the new file uploading interface in Rails 5.2, and how we can accomplish direct uploads to cloud storage, retrieving & displaying uploaded content, and showing progression with progress bars.

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Cropping Images with JCrop

#77 Apr 23, 2017 free

Extend your image upload functionality with JCrop. Learn to redirect the user to a crop page once they have uploaded their image and save versions of the cropped images.

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Antivirus Uploads with Clamby

#43 Aug 21, 2016 free

Using ClamAV, scan files uploaded to your application for viruses. In the event of a virus learn how to gracefully handle the infected file and notify the user.

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