Major Additions - DownloadsII

There's a vB4 version of this mod available: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=231427

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.

Because a lot of people keep on asking this:
This mod works with any version of vBulletin 3.7.x and 3.8.x!

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



Instructions & Support

You can find an installation manual in the zip package (Readme-Install.txt).

We try to answer most questions asked in this thread. Please don't send any pm's if we don't ask for them, as we said we try to give a high level of support in this thread. 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 6 screenshots of the front-end and back-end (AdminCP part) of the DownloadsII software. You can see the newest version in action at the Minatica.be Downloads (Dutch).

Changelog (version 5.1.2)

Jelle

• Backported CSRF security fix from the vB 4 release
• Added permission check for Update Counters
• Fixed PHP warnings when running PHP 5.3
• Removed the imagecreatefrombmp() function. It doesn't exist.
• Added permission check for rating submissions

You can find all the changelogs of this and older versions here.

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

This is probably the second most asked question. Have a look at this post for the solution.

It doesn't work with GARS?!

If you also use the latest version of GARS, you will get the "Fields marked in RED must be filled in!" error when uploading a file. I provided a fix here on the GARS forums.

Addons

We are offering 3 addons for this mod at the moment (have a look at the bottom of this post for them). DownloadsII contains 5 hook locations for the vBulletin plugin systems, so you can add extra functionality without file edits.

Do you want to help expanding DownloadsII (if you are a coder)? Check out this post!

Notes

• ecDownloads Buddy is NOT compatible with this version. If you are using the Buddy, you should UNINSTALL it before installing DownloadsII ver 5.x.x. The Buddy's features are now integrated into DownloadsII.
• DownloadsII is a direct derivative work from Ron1n's ecDownloads.

Addons

• DownloadsII ver 5.0 vbAdvanced Add-On
• DownloadsII PM moderation notification
• DownloadsII Create New Thread Add-On
• DownloadsII Simple RSS Feed Add-On
• DownloadsII[Add-On] - Upload Rules

[CyberRanger]

Originally Posted by desmomax

i installed this mod on my 3.6.9 vbulletin
everything is fine but i can not find the "download" menu in main forum page?
where the user can click and enter to the download section?
thanx

Originally Posted by CyberRanger

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=2284

Originally Posted by desmomax

I apologize for the probably stupid question, but how can i open downloads.php in my forum? your mod is nowhere linked in my main forum menuv after your installation..
thanx

I've lost track of the number of times I've answered this question. Once again, if you want a Downloads link in the navbar see https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=2284

[desmomax]

I am sorry for let you repeating..
many thanx for the patience..

[maidos]

why not just edit the thread and get a FAQ up?

[desmomax]

it works, many thanx

[CyberRanger]

Originally Posted by maidos

why not just edit the thread and get a FAQ up?

well, it's in the Readme-Install.txt file. The instructions are also in the second post (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....22&postcount=2 ) with a link to that post in the first post. I guess I need Jelle to make it BIG and BOLD in the first post. hehe

[HUMMERh3]

Hello i got everything set up but when i try to access the download page it gives me this error

Evilthoutz, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

I am Root Admin. I dont understand why this would come up.


..//*edit* lol sorry didnt read the usergroup permission part Fixed now

[sweeps78]

Where's the setting to extend the limit on the length of the category name?

[sweeps78]

That's not a default feature as some people are using bigger images, which will mess up the layout. I'm doing it with some template edits of the downloads_main and downloads_main_catbit templates. You need to put a higher colspan value in the first template and put the category image in a separate td in the second template.

Could you explain how you accomplished this? I'm decent in php, but not an expert. If I had some examples to go off of, I could go from there.

EDIT: Never mind, I figured it out.

Just an FYI to anyone that was wondering, I edited the downloads_main template:

PHP Code:

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="tborder" width="{$stylevar['tablewidth']}" align="center">
 <tr> 
  <td>
   <table cellpadding="{$stylevar['cellpadding']}" cellspacing="{$stylevar['cellspacing']}" border="0" width="100%"> 
    <tr align="center"> 
     <td class="thead" width="10%"></td>
     <td class="thead" width="20%">{$vbphrase['ecdownloads_category']}</td>
     <td class="thead" width="60%">{$vbphrase['ecdownloads_description']}</td>
     <td class="thead" width="10%">{$vbphrase['ecdownloads_files']}</td> 
    </tr> 
   $dcatbits
   <tr align="center">
    <td class="thead" colspan="3">
     <span style="float:left">{$vbphrase['ecdownloads_downloads']}: {$dl->stats['downloads']}</span>
     <span style="float:right"><phrase 1="{$dl->stats['files']}" 2="{$dl->stats['categories']}">{$vbphrase['ecdownloads_x_files_in_y_categories']}</phrase>.</span>
    </td> 
   </tr>
   </table>
  </td> 
 </tr>
</table> 


and the downloads_main_catbit

PHP Code:

<tr valign="top">
    <td class="$bgclass" valign="top" align="middle" nowrap="nowrap">
        <if condition="$cat['catimage'] != ''">
            <br /><br /><a href="downloads.php?do=cat&amp;id={$cat['id']}"><img src="{$cat['catimage']}" alt="{$cat['name']}" title="{$cat['name']}" border="0" /></a>
        </if>
    </td>
    <td class="$bgclass" valign="top" align="left" nowrap="nowrap">
        <a href="downloads.php?do=cat&amp;id={$cat['id']}">{$cat['name']}</a>
    </td>
    <td class="$bgclass" valign="top" align="left"><span class="smallfont">{$cat['description']}$subcats</span></td>
    <td class="$bgclass" valign="top" align="center" height="40"><span class="smallfont">{$cat['files']}</span></td>
</tr> 


You'll have to experiment with the width though

[GafferSports]

I followed your guide but when trying to upload a 3mb file, I get "The upload failed! Upload error."

Any ideas?

[GafferSports]

Resolved - thanks.