$(document) .on('change', '.btn-file :file', function() { var input = $(this), numFiles = input.get(0).files ? input.get(0).files.length : 1, label = input.val().replace(/\\/g, '/').replace(/.*\//, ''); input.trigger('fileselect', [numFiles, label]); }); $(document).ready( function() { $('.btn-file :file').on('fileselect', function(event, numFiles, label) { var input = $(this).parents('.input-group').find(':text'), log = numFiles > 1 ? numFiles + ' files selected' : label; if( input.length ) { input.val(log); } else { if( log ) alert(log); } }); });