This feature streamlines the process of requesting and sharing files and folders, promoting efficient and secure collaboration among users.
Your site users will be able to request other users to upload files in their folder, Also users can ask other users to share a folder with him.

How to Enable Request a File/Folder Feature
– Login into your WordPress dashboard and navigate to UPF Settings.
– Under General settings, find “Enable request file/folder feature”
– Toggle ON/OFF to enable or disable this feature.
– Admins will see a Raising-Hand icon in Top-Right section of Backend File Manager.

Note: The request feature requires notifications to be enabled to function properly. Please enable notifications in your settings to continue using the request feature.

To request a file or folder:
– Navigate to the Front-end File Dashboard.
– Click on the request icon located in the top right corner to open the request popup.

You can make two types of requests:

File Upload Request: This action sends a request to users to upload files into a selected folder.

Select Users: Choose a user or user role whom you want to send this request.
Select a Folder: You can search and select the folder from the dropdown. The folder will be shared with users automatically while sending the request.
Select permissions: You can choose the access level to share the folder:
– View and Upload: Allows users to view the contents of a folder and upload files into it.
– Full Access: Grants users full control view, rename, share, delete, and create new folders inside the shared folder.
Read more details on Sharing and Access Level.
Explain your request: Here you can write a message that will go with you request.

File / Folder Share Request: This action sends a request to users to share a specific file or folder.

Select users from the dropdown:
– Single User: Share with an individual by entering their email address or username.
– Users with Role: Share with users having a specific role (e.g., subscriber, author) including custom roles.
– All Users: Share with all registered users on the site.

You can add a note to the request for further clarification or instructions.

Click the “Send Request” button. This will send the request and close the popup.

After Sending the Request:

Once the request is sent, requested users will receive a notification.

For File Upload Requests:
The requested folder will open, allowing users to upload files. A popup will also appear for users to send a response note.

For File / Folder Share Requests:
Users will have two options:
1. Share File: Provides a search box to find the requested file and an access level dropdown.
2. Share Folder: Provides a search box to find the requested folder and an access level dropdown.

Users can share the file or folder according to the request and add a response note.

Upon sending the response:
The requester will receive a notification.

Note: Request a File or Folder features comes with PRO version (All Licenses).