Major Additions - [DBTech] vBDownloads v2 (vB4) [AJAX]

vBDownloads: What is it?

DragonByte Technologies is proud to present vBDownloads v1.0, the most professional, innovative and feature-rich downloads mod to date.

vBDownloads aims to help you manage your forum's downloads in a fast and efficient way, presenting you with all the information you and your users need.

Why vBDownloads?
Whilst looking for a new product idea, we felt that there was a need for a fully-supported downloads database in vBulletin. vBDownloads is the result of this. vBDownloads contains many interesting features such as multi-file downloads, password-protected downloads and many more exciting and innovative features!

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* Marking a modification as installed also helps us know how many people are using our work, giving us extra incentive to provide more features and new modifications.

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Differences between Pro and Lite

Priority support & Product Demos available at: http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/vbdownloads.php

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Translations available @ Dragonbyte-Tech.com
Support for translations handled by the translator in its respective threads only.

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Major Features:

Searchable Downloads: Search downloads by title, description, author, or a combination of the above.

Importer: vBDownloads currently supports importing from DownloadsII.

Favourite Downloads: Got a download you like? vBDownloads will allow you to easily add it to your favourites list.

Multiple File Downloads: vBDownloads allows you to upload multiple files within one download stopping the need to create 20 different downloads for one thing.

Moderation: vBDownloads comes with its own moderation control panel. This will allow you to easily moderate new files and reports.

DragonByte SEO Integration: Seamlessly integrates with DragonByte SEO to create Friendly URLs for all your downloads & categories.


Extra Pro Features:
Download All Files: This will allow you to easily download all files in a download at the click of a button. These will be added to a zip and returned to you in seconds.

File Ratings: File ratings will allow users to easily separate the good content from the bad.

Downloads Per Day: This feature will allow you to control the number of files and add a limit to the size of downloads users are allowed to download per day.

Private Downloads: This feature will allow you to control who can access a download on a per user basis and allow you to password-protect downloads.


Complete Feature List
Lite

System Information

• Whether the mod is active
• Total bandwidth usage
• Monthly bandwidth usage
• Number of uploaded files
• Value of php.ini's maximum execution time
• vBDownloads' version number
• Number of MBs of disk space all files use
• Number of MBs of disk space this month's files use
• Value of php.ini's maximum upload size
• Value of php.ini's memory limit

Extensions

• Group extensions together into Extension Groups
• Define extension
• Define MIME Type
• Define maximum file size
• Define Max Width / Max Height (only applies to images)

Categories

• Define Title / Description
• Set display order
• Choose category image
• Choose extension groups valid for this category
• Automatically place new files in moderation queue
• Per-usergroup Can View Category permission
• Per-usergroup Can Download Files permission
• Per-usergroup Can Upload Files permission

Import Utility

• Import from DownloadsII
• Preserves all important data
• Avoids duplicate imports

Settings

• Toggle displaying version number
• Turn vBDownloads on/off
• Reason for turning vBDownloads off
• Welcome Notice for the homescreen
• Storage path for uploads
• Custom name for the main .php file
• Maximum files per download
• Minimum posts to download
• Download description preview length
• Enable/Disable Favourites system
• Enable/Disable Comments system
• Enable/Disable Mirrors system
• File Reporting Reasons
• Comment Reporting Reasons
• Mirror Reporting Reasons

Usergroup Permissions

• Downloads Manager, bypasses certain restrictions
• Can View vBDownloads
• Can Download
• Can Upload
• Can Favourite
• Can Comment
• Download Delay (in seconds)

Home Page

• Display welcome message
• Search downloads by title, description, author or any combination of the above
• Category list in the same style as Forums are listed on Forum Home
• Display number of files and number of downloads per category
• Display latest download per category
• Sub-categories in the same style as sub-forums
• Sidebar block: Total files and total downloads
• Sidebar block: Recent files, changes based on what category you're browsing
• Sidebar block: Top downloads, changes based on what category you're browsing

Uploads

• jQuery-powered upload script
• Works with big files
• No Flash plugins required
• Progress bars on uploads
• Display file sizes in-line
• Quick deletion of files
• Toggle which files are screenshots

Download Page

• Thumbnail
• Edit / delete file
• Send file to moderation queue
• Add to favourites
• Add a comment
• Basic file information: Author, Last Updated, Category and Total Downloads
• File List w/ number of downloads
• Mirror List w/ number of hits
• "More From This User" block with thumbnails of other downloads by this user
• Full description
• Paginated comments list
• Edit/Delete comments
• Password entry page if the download is password protected
• Download delay page when downloading files if applicable

Favourites List

• Paginated display of downloads added to favourites
• Same style as search results

ModCP

• Tabbed interface for Moderation Queue / Reports
• Ability to take no action, approve and deny moderation queue entries
• Ability to take no action, dismiss or delete reported entries

Thumbnail Generation

• Ability to choose which image to use for thumbnail generation
• A physical thumbnail image will be generated when one is requested
• Saves bandwidth / decreases load time vs. using full image resized

Category Aware Search

• Choose to restrict search to currently viewed category
• Only available when browsing a category
• Perfect for searching through a large downloads database for less unique keywords

Pro

Mirror Link Images

• Define replacement domains
• Set what image to show instead of direct link to mirror

Categories

• Allow private downloads
• Allow password protected downloads
• Category Parent
• Choose forum to announce new downloads in

Settings

• Download delay page advertisement
• Path to importable files
• Enable/Disable [DBTech] vBShout integration
• Enable/Disable Rating system
• Enable/Disable ability to download all files as zip
• Zip filename prefix
• Post To Thread: Title
• Post To Thread: Message

Usergroup Permissions

• Maximum downloads per day
• Maximum downloads size per day
• Can Rate Downloads
• Can Create Category
• Can Import Files

Home Page

• Sidebar block: Highest rated, changes based on what category you're browsing

Download Page

• Rate the download +1/-1
• "Download All Files" button
• Display advertisement on downloads delay page

Manage Categories

• Allows users with the necessary permissions to manage categories via front-end
• Download Managers can edit all Category settings
• Non-Managers see their categories added to moderation queue

Import Files

• Allows users with the necessary permissions to import files from the filesystem
• Pre-defined path or custom path
• Imported files aren't copied or moved
• Ability to skip or re-import files
• Per-file category assignment
• Per-file download title

Who's Online Display

• Displays users / guests browsing vBDownloads
• Uses same HTML/CSS as forum home's "What's Going On" box
• Displays full markup username
• Can be turned off via vBulletin Options

vBDownloads Statistics Display

• Displays total number of downloads
• Displays total number of files
• Displays total bandwidth usage
• Displays total storage space usage
• Uses same HTML/CSS as forum home's "Forum Statistics" box
• Can be turned off via vBulletin Options

Per-Usergroup "Minimum Posts" Bypass

• Ability to bypass the "Minimum Posts" setting per-usergroup
• Perfect for donator / VIP usergroups
• Toggled via Usergroup Manager

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This mod displays a copyright notification in the footer of pages generated by this mod which includes:

• 1 Link to DragonByte Technologies homepage
• 1 Link to Product Description page of this modification

[ynh]

Originally Posted by bzcomputers

You can do this now by disabling their plugin named "NavBar Button 4.2" and creating it yourself in the Navigation Manager.



It only takes a minute and will get you what you want quickly so you don't have to wait for a mod update.

Thanks for the tip! I'll see if I can get it worked out!

[DragonByte Tech]

I just added v1.3.8 which fixes the following:

Fixed - upload error saying files within the limit are too large
Fixed - Pro file error
Added - Navigation manager menu items

If you manually created navigation manager items I suggest you remove them and use the ones created by the product. The ones created by the product include the permissions set in the modules.

Dylan

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by ynh

Love this mod so far! Thank you very much for developing this!

A few suggestions for your next build:

1. Allow admins to control the order the categories are displayed
2. Allow different categories to accept different extension sizes. (5mb max .zip file for category #1 and 10mb max .zip file for category #2)
3. Allow each category to have it's own file upload limit per download.
4. Instead of comments, allow a discussion thread under the download post.
5. Allow admins to change the navigation link text. (Downloads)

I added these as a feature request on our site, thanks for the suggestions

Dylan

[toibs]

DBT,

Many thanks for a class add-on - i will be definately upgrading to the Pro version as soon as my new site is ready to go...

Just after a pointer - Path to downloads - please could you explain more - is this a relative path, or an absolute? Have tried both however neither seems to work, however it's probably just me !! I'd just like to know that I'm trying the right thing before I start ripping stuff apart!

Cheers chaps
Paul

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by toibs

DBT,

Many thanks for a class add-on - i will be definately upgrading to the Pro version as soon as my new site is ready to go...

Just after a pointer - Path to downloads - please could you explain more - is this a relative path, or an absolute? Have tried both however neither seems to work, however it's probably just me !! I'd just like to know that I'm trying the right thing before I start ripping stuff apart!

Cheers chaps
Paul

The preferred is the absolute path. Make sure your folder has write permissions on it.

Dylan

[ZacFields]

I'm getting the following permissions error when trying to download a file that was successfully uploaded:
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vBulletin Message
Zac F., 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.
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I am the super admin on the site, and I've literally opened up the permissions for every possible module for every usergroup as well as allowed every usergroup download permissions in the category. What am I missing?

I've tested it on a test account as well that should have download rights. There has to be a permissions component I'm missing somewhere. I've confirmed the file was successfully uploaded to the correct folder.

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by ZacFields

I'm getting the following permissions error when trying to download a file that was successfully uploaded:
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vBulletin Message
Zac F., 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.
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I am the super admin on the site, and I've literally opened up the permissions for every possible module for every usergroup as well as allowed every usergroup download permissions in the category. What am I missing?

I've tested it on a test account as well that should have download rights. There has to be a permissions component I'm missing somewhere. I've confirmed the file was successfully uploaded to the correct folder.

Yes, I had an error on the download module. I fixed the permissions and just uploaded a hotfixed zip file. Try downloading it again and upload the dbtech/downloads/modules/downloadModule.php file. That should fix it, sorry about that.

Dylan

[ZacFields]

Excellent - this worked flawlessly.

Thanks so much for the prompt response. You guys at DBTech really do good work!

[Fatal Hazard]

Hi, I have installed it correctly and it works but the tab does not show. I have checked to make sure it is active and not disabled but I am not sure what else to do.

[mattpist]

Originally Posted by Fatal Hazard

Hi, I have installed it correctly and it works but the tab does not show. I have checked to make sure it is active and not disabled but I am not sure what else to do.

yeah, im having the same problem. can anyone help us?