Major Additions - DownloadsII

DownloadsII

DownloadsII is a download database that integrates into vBulletin. It allows you to upload files, add images to them, create categories, link to external files - and more. It is very flexible and has many options.

It's also coded 100% XHTML 1.0 Transitional valid, just like vBulletin itself.



Instructions & Support

Requires vBulletin 4.0.4 or higher. Not fully compatible with lower vB 4 versions.
It works fine with both the new editor in vB 4.1.4 or higher and the old one in previous vB versions.

Read the instructions in the next two posts before installing/upgrading this mod!

You can find an installation/upgrade manual in the zip package (Readme.txt).

I try to answer most questions asked in this thread. Please don't send any pm's if I don't ask for them. Don't forget to click the install link, so you will receive important update notifications.

Screenshots & Live demo

At the bottom of this post, you can find some screenshots of the front-end and back-end (AdminCP part) of the DownloadsII software.

You can find a live demo on my own site: Minatica.be Downloads (Dutch).
Though keep in mind that we are running a restyled and modified version of it.

Changelog (version 6.0.9)

Jelle

• Added support for vB 4.1.8 bit processing with 'each' construct (backwards compatible)
• Fixed comma listing for vB 4.1.8 (using "old" method)

Older changelogs are included in the zip package.

Help!!! I can't upload large files??

This is probably the most asked question. It's mostly caused by some default PHP settings: check "PHP Max Post Size" and "PHP Maximum Upload Size" at your AdminCP home.

Then have a look at this post for the solution to up these values.
Also have a look at this post at vB.com (but ignore the MySQL part as DownloadsII is only using the file system).

Add-ons

There are currently no official add-ons. Unofficial add-ons are listed below.

[Dr.osamA]

thank you for update bro

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by sadiq6210

One more thing, how can I move the sidebar from right to left side ?

In the downloads2_wrapper_side template
Find

<div id="content_container">

Replace with

<div id="content_container" class="contentright">

Find

<div id="sidebar_container">

Replace with

<div id="sidebar_container" class="sidebarleft">

[sadiq6210]

Originally Posted by RS_Jelle

In the downloads2_wrapper_side template
Find

<div id="content_container">

Replace with

<div id="content_container" class="contentright">

Find

<div id="sidebar_container">

Replace with

<div id="sidebar_container" class="sidebarleft">

Working perfect

Thanks Jelle Appreciate your efforts

[stwan]

Bug CSS in IE9:

[belbos]

Hi !

The mod is perfect! However, I don't want the users to upload files in the parent category... How can I do this?

Thanks in advance.

Please help......!!!!!!!!

[Greeksgal]

I got hacked this morning and they deleted and uninstalled my Downloads area. Have reinstalled the mod but obviously everything has gone, all my catagories and posts, files etc. They still remain on the server.

How would I go about getting everything back? I have a backup of my site, i.e the contents of the FTP dragged onto my desktop and also have a backup via the server. However I don't want to restore the entire forum as it was only the downloads affected.

Can I drag the files from the ftp back up and overwrite the new files...would that work? If so, what files would I need to move. Any advice would be appreciated.

[CaptCom]

Normally you should just re upload the site backup and databases. But if you made only a site backup ( FTP ) it is useless if you didn't made a databases backup. Because you should re upload the databases too.

Hint: Making a site ( FTP ) backup is useless without a databases backup.

Also I really doubt you were hacked. Its probably one of the people you granted access to the administration who did that. A real hacker would have erased all your site and not only downloads.

[garyopa]

Originally Posted by RS_Jelle

In the downloads2_wrapper_side template
Find

<div id="content_container">

Replace with

<div id="content_container" class="contentright">

Find

<div id="sidebar_container">

Replace with

<div id="sidebar_container" class="sidebarleft">

This post was very helpful it help get my page looking right on my "custom style" -- All tho, I changed it to "contentleft" and "sidebarright" -- if I didn't do this I had no sidebar, it was all one big ugly box!

[Senaxx]

Is there an easy way to edit the categories table? I'd like to have another column infront of the categories name, and place the categories icon there, instead beneath the category name.

[MrD]

Hi,
@senax: you can edit the Templates