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

[maidos]

well in that case i cant :/
i have uploaded 5 files that is called ABC
so i searched after ABC and i found nothing

Note: search terms shorter than 3 letters are ignored

well i wanna make it to 2 letters?

Is it also possible to "refine" the search feature since when searching for something like ABC the result comes

1 ABC
2 ABC something
3 ABC great
which the search isnt so accurate since it gives other files that doesnt have any exact relevance

[CyberRanger]

Originally Posted by maidos

well i wanna make it to 2 letters?

Ah, I see. You said three WORDS in your question before.

Look for this code around line 1789 in downloads.php:

PHP Code:

$text = trim($text);
if (strlen($text) >= 4) 


lower the 4 to the number you want.

[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

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

[maidos]

Sorry english aint my native language so its hard to be descriptive
so about the search relevance with a better feature? and more accurate?

[maidos]

when i lower it i get this error
Warning: Unexpected character in input: ''' (ASCII=39) state=1 in /home/admin/domains/public_html/forum/downloads.php on line 103

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end, expecting ')' in /home/admin/domains/public_html/forum/downloads.php on line 103

[CyberRanger]

Originally Posted by maidos

when i lower it i get this error
Warning: Unexpected character in input: ''' (ASCII=39) state=1 in /home/admin/domains/public_html/forum/downloads.php on line 103

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end, expecting ')' in /home/admin/domains/public_html/forum/downloads.php on line 103

I've tested dropping my value to 2. No error. The line number your reference above has nothing to do with searching. Hmmm ... my guess is you accidentally deleted a ). Make sure 101 - 104 looks like this:

PHP Code:

    'my' => array(
        'downloads_my',
        'downloads_my_bit'
    ), 


If you are still having trouble. download a new copy of downloads.php, change the 4 again, and load the file to your site.

[maidos]

thanks it works now it seems i accidently deleted something
would be great if on search reuslt ppl can organize the links in chronical order

[Soup^Dragon]

hi RS and Cyber, great mod thx

i was wondering if there was any update to this post

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=763

Originally Posted by aceofspades

Can someone please tell me how to stop users uploading to a certain catagory? I want them to upload to my maps catagory but not my plugin catagory, can this be done?

James

No, that can't actually be done right now. You can prevent a usergroup from seeing a catergory but you can't restrict it in the way you want. That is big on the list of feature enhancements.

is this still in the pipeline for a future update?

[maidos]

u think u can ask ur coding partner to discuss about the search relevance? since when i searched for liek 3 letters 7 pages comes up with just random file name. the thing is that since it only got 3 letters it shows all files with that letters no matter if its middle name or comming from a long name so which can be hard to find what user wants

Is it also possible to "refine" the search feature since when searching for something like ABC the result comes

1 ABC
2 ABC something
3 ABC great
4 sadabcsff
which the search isnt so accurate since it gives other files that doesnt have any exact relevance

[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