How do I change the default text in dropzone.js?

Javascript Problem Overview

I am using dropzone.js to upload files. However, I'm having difficulty changing the default text.

I've tried instantiating the dropzone class:

$(document).ready(function(){
  $(".foo").dropzone({ dictDefaultMessage: "hello" });
});

With this markup:

    <div class="span4">
      <form action="http://localhost/post" method="post" accept-charset="utf-8" id="drop3" class="foo" enctype="multipart/form-data"> </form>
    </div>
    <div class="span4">
      <form action="http://localhost/post" method="post" accept-charset="utf-8" id="drop4" class="foo" enctype="multipart/form-data"> </form>
  </div>

This certainly gives me the ability to upload files but the default text is blank.

I tested the following:

 $(".foo").dropzone();

and I appear to get the same result - no default text. So.. how do I change the default text?

Javascript Solutions

Solution 1 - Javascript

Add an element within your dropzone form as follows:

<div class="dz-message" data-dz-message><span>Your Custom Message</span></div>

Solution 2 - Javascript

You can change all default messages with this:

Dropzone.prototype.defaultOptions.dictDefaultMessage = "Drop files here to upload";
Dropzone.prototype.defaultOptions.dictFallbackMessage = "Your browser does not support drag'n'drop file uploads.";
Dropzone.prototype.defaultOptions.dictFallbackText = "Please use the fallback form below to upload your files like in the olden days.";
Dropzone.prototype.defaultOptions.dictFileTooBig = "File is too big ({{filesize}}MiB). Max filesize: {{maxFilesize}}MiB.";
Dropzone.prototype.defaultOptions.dictInvalidFileType = "You can't upload files of this type.";
Dropzone.prototype.defaultOptions.dictResponseError = "Server responded with {{statusCode}} code.";
Dropzone.prototype.defaultOptions.dictCancelUpload = "Cancel upload";
Dropzone.prototype.defaultOptions.dictCancelUploadConfirmation = "Are you sure you want to cancel this upload?";
Dropzone.prototype.defaultOptions.dictRemoveFile = "Remove file";
Dropzone.prototype.defaultOptions.dictMaxFilesExceeded = "You can not upload any more files.";

Solution 3 - Javascript

When creating the dropzone you can set the default message like this.

var dropzone = new Dropzone("form.dropzone", {
   dictDefaultMessage: "Put your custom message here"
});

Then

$('div.dz-default.dz-message > span').show(); // Show message span
$('div.dz-default.dz-message').css({'opacity':1, 'background-image': 'none'});

Solution 4 - Javascript

First add an id to your form, say mydz, then add this js:

Dropzone.options.mydz = {
    dictDefaultMessage: "your custom message"
};

The whole page (index.php in this case):

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<script src="dropzone.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./dropzone.css">
<title></title>

</head>

<body>

<form action="upload.php" class="dropzone" id="mydz"></form>
<script type="text/javascript">

Dropzone.options.mydz = {
    dictDefaultMessage: "Put your custom message here"
};


</script>

</body>
</html>

Solution 5 - Javascript

this text is in dropzone's default config, You can overwrite like this:

Dropzone.prototype.defaultOptions.dictDefaultMessage = "Your text";

Solution 6 - Javascript

myDropzonePhotos = new Dropzone('#dropzone-test',
{
    url                : 'upload_usuario.php?id_usuario=' + id_usuario,
	maxFiles           : 1, 
	thumbnailWidth     : 1200,
	thumbnailHeight    : 300,
	dictDefaultMessage : 'Change the text here!',
	init: function()
	{
     ....

Solution 7 - Javascript

I fiddled with this for hours.

For some reason, these 3 things needed to be done:

My dropzone

Solution 8 - Javascript

For localizing Dropzone in Asp.Net Razor Pages I use the below method to avoid decoded chars :

Create HTML element for all messages

<!-- localization elements -->

<div class="modal" aria-hidden="true">

    <span id="dictDefaultMessage">@_localizer["Drop files here or click to upload."]</span>

    <span id="dictFallbackMessage">@_localizer["Your browser does not support drag'n'drop file uploads."]</span>

    <span id="dictFallbackText">@_localizer["Please use the fallback form below to upload your files like in the olden days."]</span>

    <span id="dictFileTooBig">@_localizer["File is too big ({{filesize}}MiB). Max filesize: {{maxFilesize}}MiB."]</span>

    <span id="dictInvalidFileType">@_localizer["You can't upload files of this type."]</span>

    <span id="dictResponseError">@_localizer["Server responded with {{statusCode}} code."]</span>

    <span id="dictCancelUpload">@_localizer["Cancel upload"]</span>

    <span id="dictCancelUploadConfirmation">@_localizer["Are you sure you want to cancel this upload?"]</span>

    <span id="dictUploadCanceled">@_localizer["Upload canceled."]</span>

    <span id="dictRemoveFile">@_localizer["Delete"]</span>

    <span id="dictRemoveFileConfirmation">@_localizer["Are you sure you want to delete this file?"]</span>

    <span id="dictMaxFilesExceeded">@_localizer["You can not upload any more files."]</span>

    <span id="dictFileSizeUnits_TB">@_localizer["TB"]</span>

    <span id="dictFileSizeUnits_GB">@_localizer["GB"]</span>

    <span id="dictFileSizeUnits_MB">@_localizer["MB"]</span>

    <span id="dictFileSizeUnits_KB">@_localizer["KB"]</span>

    <span id="dictFileSizeUnits_b">@_localizer["b"]</span>

</div>

Then bind messages to Dropzone element:

<script>
// get elements for localization

        with (Dropzone.prototype.defaultOptions) {

            dictDefaultMessage = document.getElementById("dictDefaultMessage").innerText;

            dictFallbackMessage = document.getElementById("dictFallbackMessage").innerText;

            dictFallbackText = document.getElementById("dictFallbackText").innerText;

            dictFileTooBig = document.getElementById("dictFileTooBig").innerText;

            dictInvalidFileType = document.getElementById("dictInvalidFileType").innerText;

            dictResponseError = document.getElementById("dictResponseError").innerText;

            dictCancelUpload = document.getElementById("dictCancelUpload").innerText;

            dictCancelUploadConfirmation = document.getElementById("dictCancelUploadConfirmation").innerText;

            dictUploadCanceled = document.getElementById("dictUploadCanceled").innerText;

            dictRemoveFile = document.getElementById("dictRemoveFile").innerText;

            dictRemoveFileConfirmation = document.getElementById("dictRemoveFileConfirmation").innerText; // if this is null, the user will not be prompted when deleting file.

            dictMaxFilesExceeded = document.getElementById("dictMaxFilesExceeded").innerText;

            dictFileSizeUnits = {

                tb: document.getElementById("dictFileSizeUnits_TB").innerText,

                gb: document.getElementById("dictFileSizeUnits_GB").innerText,

                mb: document.getElementById("dictFileSizeUnits_MB").innerText,

                kb: document.getElementById("dictFileSizeUnits_KB").innerText,

                b: document.getElementById("dictFileSizeUnits_b").innerText

            };

        };

</script>

for a complete drag-drop file upload sample using Dropzone see this GitHub repository : https://github.com/LazZiya/FileUpload

Solution 9 - Javascript

If you aren't adverse to JQuery, this will hide the default image:

$('form.dropzone').find('div.default.message').css('background-image','none');

and, this will show the default span which you can change to be whatever you want:

$('form.dropzone').find('div.default.message').find('span').show();
$('form.dropzone').find('div.default.message').find('span').empty();
$('form.dropzone').find('div.default.message').find('span').append('Drop files here or click here to upload an image.');

Solution 10 - Javascript

in the css of dropzone look for

.dropzone .dz-default.dz-message

in this class delete

background-image: url("../images/spritemap.png");

the next thing to do is search this class

.dropzone .dz-default.dz-message span {
  display: none;
}

and change it to display:block

Solution 11 - Javascript

If you are creating Dropzones Programmatically then you have to set your options like below:

Dropzone.autoDiscover = false;

profilePicture = new Dropzone('#profile-picture', {
    url: "/uploadPicture.php",

    // if you are using laravel ..., you dont need to put csrf in meta tag
    headers: {
        'X-CSRF-TOKEN': "{{ csrf_token() }}"
    },

    dictDefaultMessage: "Your default message Will work 100%",

    /other options
    paramName: "profile_picture",
    addRemoveLinks: true,
    maxFilesize: 1,
    maxFiles: 10,

    dictRemoveFile: "Remove",

});

If you are using it like this, It wont work ...

let myDropzone = new Dropzone("#profile-picture", {

    url: "/uploadPicture.php",
    // if you are using laravel ..., you dont need to put csrf in meta tag
    headers: {
        'X-CSRF-TOKEN': "{{ csrf_token() }}"
    },

});

myDropzone.options.profilePicture = {

    dictDefaultMessage: "This message not gonna work",

    paramName: "profile_picture",
};

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