id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,priority,milestone,component,version,severity,resolution,keywords,cc,focuses 18489,Create constants in default-constants.php for the uploads folder to allow better custom uploads location,eddiemoya,eddiemoya,"There are cases in which a the uploads directory might need to be divorced WP_CONTENT_DIR, currently the only thing we can use is the UPLOADS constant, which works but is relative to ABSPATH and as such limits where the uploads directory can be moved to. In default-constants.php we have constants for the wp-content, and plugins folder - the uploads folder is a natural addition to this. Currently there is only a poorly documented UPLOADS override in wp_uploads_dir, which can be overridden in wp-config.php. I also think there should be a similar constant for the themes folder, but I would that would be a bit more complex of a change. I have create a new function in default-constants.php which introduce WP_UPLOADS_DIR and WP_UPLOADS_URL, which are called after wp_plugins_directory_constants() in wp-settings.php - because that function create WP_CONTENT_URL, which is needed in order to create WP_UPLOADS_URL. It is important to note that I have not changed any of the precedent in terms of what overrides what - the uploads_path option still overrides the default location (or now, the potentially custom location) defined by the new constant, ''the old UPLOADS constant will still override either of them if it is set''. Thats the way it worked before and that behavior has been preserved. Additionally, I have patched /wp-includes/function.php wp_uploads_dir to make use of these new constants as well as a little clean up of some related logic. First patch to core - go easy.",enhancement,reopened,normal,Awaiting Review,Upload,3.2.1,normal,,ongoing,,