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It isn't on Smooth Blue Stefan :)

Chris

The problem with that is it only counted the downloads on one file. If you removed a file and uploaded a new one (an update to your hack, lets say), the count would go back to 0 wouldn't it? That makes it pretty useless... Perhaps a new plugin that kept track of all downloads.

hambil, try clicking install on 400 mods, then having to go through and individually click uninstall on 350 of them. It takes a long time, as well as having to sort through them and remember what you actually have installed. I think it took something like 2 hours to get rid of all these excess installs from my installed hacks list. That's unaceeptable, especially as I cleared it out just after Christmas when I took my second site to 3.5.

The install button is only a courtesy, it should not be forced upon users. IF someone doesn't want to click install, then they shouldn't have too. Yes they won't get the update emails, but for some people that doesn't matter anyway.

LiveWire, Have you heard of subscribed threads? Try using them instead of the install button. It is much more accurate for the rest of the coders on their install count if people do not use the install button to bookmark threads. The subscribed threads supports multiple folders, so there is nothing stopping you from having a folder for installed hacks, one for possible installs, and one for watching with interest.

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Originally Posted by Chris M

It isn't on Smooth Blue Stefan :)

Chris

ahh, that explained it

Let me do something i like to do:

BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD ;)

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LiveWire, Have you heard of subscribed threads?

Nope never heard of it.

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Originally Posted by hambil

At a minimum it would be nice to see a 'downloaded' count, so we can compare it against the installed. And even possibly a 'downloaded' vs. 'installed' in the users postbit.

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And perhaps an auto 'install' reminder to users when they download.

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Originally Posted by LiveWire

We used to have the # of downloads shown, not sure why this was taken away. but this is a standered feature in vBulletin.

You can view the number of times a hack has been downloaded via the attachments page in the UserCP. There is no need, IMO, to duplicate this information.

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Originally Posted by peterska2

The install button is only a courtesy, it should not be forced upon users. IF someone doesn't want to click install, then they shouldn't have too.

Well, if someone doesn't want a vbulletin license, they shouldn't have to buy one. Paying is only a courtesy...

My point - install numbers are our currency.

Having the download count in the hack thread is only logical.

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Originally Posted by hambil

Well, if someone doesn't want a vbulletin license, they shouldn't have to buy one. Paying is only a courtesy...

My point - install numbers are our currency.

I disagree - I personally do not believe that install counts are the be-all and end-all of everything :)

Chris

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Originally Posted by LiveWire

Nope never heard of it.

I recommend that you familiarize yourself with standard features then via www.vbulletin.com/docs ;)

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