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I would also like to see FTP uploads process immediately rather than having to process them later. I want to be able to upload directly from my camera and have clients looking at the photos and purchasing as the event progresses. This also has a use for photojournalism where my editor can grab images and post almost live to social media.
I saw the response about monitoring thousands of folders to be an issue which I understand. What about making it so that a user has to setup that 1 gallery for immediate FTP so that you only have to monitor that one folder until they say the event is over?
FYI, another gallery site has this available but I like other things you offer and would have liked to switch.