Almost one month to the day after the initial release of Desktop Media Uploader, I’m pleased to announce the release of v2 of the Umbraco package.

I decided to make it a v2 release as there are some great improvements over v1 of the package which I felt deserved a new version number.

One of the most noticeable are some of the UI changes. The idea behind them is to make the app much more intuitive. In v1 of the package, everything was pretty much made up of standard controls with no real groupings or distinctions between the most important elements.

In v2, the main screen has now been segmented between connection information at the top, and everything to do with uploading at the bottom. Additional, all buttons have been coloured, and weighted based upon their overall importance. It may seem a little trivial, but I believe anything that can make the UI more intuitive, the better.

The second (and most requested) improvement is the support of folder uploads. In v2 you can now drag entire folder structures into the upload area and the structure will be replicated on the server.

The final, and I would say the slickest improvement, is the ability to launch the Desktop Media Uploader app straight from the browser. Not only that, but it will also auto-sign-in using the same credentials as those you are currently logged into Umbraco with. This means you can just click one link, and the app will launch, ready to go. How cool is that?

There are still a lot more improvements to come for Desktop Media Uploader, but I just couldn’t wait to get these ones out there =)

If you haven’t done so already, I urge you to go download it and give it a try.

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