Hey all ,
I have installed it but got 1 problem. I cannot put in a discription.
In settings the Length of File Description on Summary Page is on 300.

Its is not on my screen., I see the word discription but there is nothing where i can put the discription in. That for i cannot submit a file. Can somebody please explain me what i do wrong..

Simple said i dont have a disciption field ???????

For the top contributors list is, there a way to make it based on the authors instead of the uploaders?

Try reverting the templates containing the description or editing them to use the new variable name (ex. $desc to $description).

Well i am a little noob with this ..So i dont know even wich template to do that to.

I used phpmyadmin and opened the "dl_files" table and changed the field name from "description" to "desc" and it seems to have worked. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. :D

You should have reverted the template instead of renaming the field back to "desc". :p

I think westpointer changed the field name to description from desc because desc is a mySQL reserved keyword can cause problem when you restore the database from a backup.

Just go to the templates and open the "Downloads Templates" group. There are not many templates in there.

The templates you want to look at are

downloads_cat_filebit
downloads_file
downloads_file_addit

Obviously if you haven't edited you templates at all, then reverting is not necessary.

Ok, I found the issue and discovered that I did not have an updated "download.php" that was causing the issue. Very strange indeed. :)

Well i m using Download II. It is a nice thing to have on a download site. But there are certain things which should b there but they are missing in existing system of Downloads II. Looking for a updated version so that Downloads II become more efficent and usefull than it is right now.

Would like to see these in Downloads II latest version

• Multiple External Link in Single Download post should b allowed as right now Downloads II allow to add only one download link. If we add multiple downloads link in description section than the Download Button and the Download thumbnail in catageory become useless and user have to redirect them to some other external link or to some image. VERY PAINFUL while addin music albums or adding multiple files.
• If Thumbnails of latest files added to downloads are shown on the download page that will b great. As in Arcade, when we add some new game in the arcade it automatically shows on the main page of the arcade with full details like who played that game, how many times and when. Such details can b usefull for user who are downloading from Downloads II.
• There should be some kinda Upload Progress bar. Because it get very difficult for a user to know how much of the file is done and how much is left while uploadin stuff.
• And if possible Download should not be start untill user don't post a comment for the download.
• Random Download box can be included on the left panel.

Well it's all on you till what level you can take the Downloads II.

It would be nice if the column headers on the My Files page allow people to sort their files (ex. by date added, by name, etc).