Add button to replace file on file and image fields

[gmclelland]

Carried over from ryancramerdesign/ProcessWire#2047

Feature Request: If possible one thing I would like to see is better consistency for replacing files in file and image fields. This is a task that content editors have to do constantly, so I would like to make it dead simple and obvious.

Here is some quick mockups:

For image fields:

When the "Replace Image" Button is clicked, a modal dialog pops up.

For File Fields:
Same thing...It opens a dialog to replace the file

What do you think? I'm not sure what it would take to code this, but I thought I would throw it out there in case someone is interested.

@rolandtoth also suggested this:
Adding a bigger file icon to the field could be used as a drag-and-drop area so it could work as in the new image fields:

[Lazerproof]

It would be very useful addition to image and file field.

[theo222]

Yes, this would be useful.
It would also help retain the sort order and text or additional information.

[gmclelland]

I would also like to see it replace the file and keep the same file name when the original file is replaced.

Example:
Page has a file field that contains a file "guide-to-processwire.pdf". A department send me a new file "guide-to-processwirev75a45.pdf" and request for me to replace the file. I navigate the edit the page and click a "Replace" button or link and choose the new file and save the page. When I look at the file field it still contains "guide-to-processwire.pdf" and not "guide-to-processwirev75a45.pdf"

All links within the main body copy and throughout the site do not break because they are still linking to "guide-to-processwire.pdf"

I get these kind of request ALL THE TIME. Usually the file they send me has some kind of cryptic name.

[gmclelland]

For those that don't keep up in the forums, I just wanted to add there is also now a module https://processwire.com/talk/topic/19016-files-rename-replace/ for this created by @Toutouwai.