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All assets being inserted as images

Is there a way to control the output from an asset tag uploaded from within SimpleMDE? When uploading files, or when inserting existing files (pdf or docx), I get the expected [cms:asset 1234] in the editor but the generated output is always wrapped in image tags; ie:

<img src="/resources/myfile.pdf" alt="My File Title"> instead of just /resources/myfile.pdf or <a href="/resources/myfile.pdf">My File Title</a>

I feel like I must be missing something; any help would be appreciated.

EDIT: Can't reply to this thread because it's closed. If anyone has the same problem: the solution was to enable the php fileinfo extension.
Alan Longstaff

Alan Longstaff 0 points

  • 4 years ago
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

4 years ago

I should be an image when you use the image button, and a file when you use the file button. Is that not happening?
Alan Longstaff

Alan Longstaff 0 points

4 years ago

Both the image upload and the file upload output image tags onto the page. I've just tried it in a test environment and it works as expected, so I'm guessing it's not a template issue. My diagnostic info in case it's useful:

Perch: 3.0.5, PHP: 7.0.9, MySQL: mysqlnd 5.0.12-dev - 20150407 - $Id: 241ae00989d1995ffcbbf63d579943635faf9972 $, with PDO
Server OS: WINNT, apache2handler
Installed apps: content (3.0.5), assets (3.0.5), categories (3.0.5), perch_blog (5.5.1), perch_events (1.9.5), perch_forms (1.9), perch_gallery (2.8.9), perch_twitter (3.7)
App runtimes: <?php $apps_list = array( 'content', 'perch_blog', 'perch_forms', 'perch_gallery', 'perch_twitter', 'perch_events', 'categories' ); ?>
PERCH_LOGINPATH: /perch
PERCH_PATH: E:\Sites\hpoolsfc\www\perch
PERCH_CORE: E:\Sites\hpoolsfc\www\perch\core
PERCH_RESFILEPATH: E:/Sites/hpoolsfc/www/resources
Image manipulation: GD
PHP limits: Max upload 30M, Max POST 32M, Memory: 256M, Total max file upload: 30M
F1: 0c66c2e1f82f9e0b7617b2cb8270f2c7
Resource folder writeable: Yes
HTTP_HOST: hpoolsfc.ac.uk
DOCUMENT_ROOT: E:/Sites/hpoolsfc/www/
REQUEST_URI: /perch/core/settings/diagnostics/
SCRIPT_NAME: /perch/core/settings/diagnostics/index.php
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

4 years ago

You're on an old version. Is it still happening once you're up to date?
Alan Longstaff

Alan Longstaff 0 points

4 years ago

Sorry, I didn't realise there were any newer versions than I was currently using (you guys update too quickly haha). I've updated to 3.0.8 but I unfortunately still have the same issue.
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

4 years ago

Ok, we'll run some tests.
Alan Longstaff

Alan Longstaff 0 points

4 years ago

Thanks Drew
Christopher Murton

Christopher Murton 0 points

4 years ago

Is there any update on this? I'm experiencing the same issue.