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

[miodrag]

Hi there people!
I am having a problem with php safe mode.
Thing is that I can't download files larger than 8mb.
I don't need to upload larger files, since i could upload them over ftp, but it would be nice if there is some chance that people could download files larger than my php limit.

Thanks in advance!

[maidos]

on downloads, settings theres a settings ´like this

Display "Tops" on all pages?

but even if iset on yet it doesnt seem to appear:/

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by miodrag

Hi there people!
I am having a problem with php safe mode.
Thing is that I can't download files larger than 8mb.
I don't need to upload larger files, since i could upload them over ftp, but it would be nice if there is some chance that people could download files larger than my php limit.

Thanks in advance!

If you can't change your php.ini (so if it's not your own server), you can use a .htaccess file to override this setting.

Originally Posted by maidos

on downloads, settings theres a settings ?like this

Display "Tops" on all pages?

but even if iset on yet it doesnt seem to appear:/

Try the "Update Counters" feature (on the public downloads.php page) and be sure the "Number of "xxx" to Display" DownloadsII settings aren't set to 0.

[maidos]

i have done what you have instructed me but yet im unable to view it, please take a look on your own please

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by maidos

i have done what you have instructed me but yet im unable to view it, please take a look on your own please

Yeah, but then you need to pm me your site url and the login of a test account as I don't know your site (it's not in your vB.org profile)
You also need to have files in your categories. If there aren't any files, there's nothing to display for the tops ...

[tbaleno]

Any chance of in the future adding a "hidden" flag to files so only the uploader can see them. This will make it great for people wanting to store files on the server without giving everyone access to them. Also, it would be good if you could give access based on user so someone could share with just a few others without having to create groups with just 3 or 4 people in them.

[Hornstar]

Thanks for the update. Went perfect, and fixed those few bugs I had.

ps. you are giving really good support above, don't know how you manage your time, but well done on the wonderful mod. cant wait to see what version 6 will offer ^^

[KPalicz]

Thanks again for the help on customizing the template. I've been tweaking several things. New download buttons, whee! Now I've got another question.

A lot of my files are things that can potentially be viewed or listened to online in a browser (like .pdfs, graphics, mp3s, etc), and a lot of the people visiting my page might be more interested in viewing instead of downloading everything to their hard drive. Is there a tag I can put into downloads_file that would open the file in a user's browser?

[KPalicz]

Ok! We figured it out. We can now open files online. Check it out in action:

http://www.youthrights.org/forums/do...do=file&id=117

The next step would be to keep track of viewed/opened files the same way downloads are tracked. Any suggestions for that?

[KPalicz]

Ok, we got it set up so the existing download counter counts the viewed/opened files too. I figured it wouldn't be worth it to keep a separate tally. Everything is working great.