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.

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by Kolbi

Well, I?m (Admin) are in two additional user groups:

1. First has download rights
2. Second has no download rights

But the main user group Administrator has Download rights as well.

I guess the "No"-Option of the one additional user group can?t override a primary "Yes"?
I thought a secondary user group only can overrides "No" (in primary user group?)?

I'm looking into additional usergroups
It's caused because vB thinks for example 5 is always better/higher than -1.

Originally Posted by lvlehrad

why google dont index downloads || (

Your Demo

It's indexing them fine: http://www.google.com/search?source=...be%2Fdownloads
I'm testing friendly URL's for my categories and files.

[Kolbi]

Originally Posted by RS_Jelle

I'm looking into additional usergroups
It's caused because vB thinks for example 5 is always better/higher than -1.

Lol

Okay, thank you!

Do you think you can change this?

1 or 0 for unlimited and -1 for restrictions?

My issue is solved, I deleted one additional usergroup.

[sadiq6210]

Originally Posted by sadiq6210

Jelle, this is my DOWNLOADSII statistics
- We have 1,074 files in 133 categories.
- They have been downloaded 158,554 times.

About the replies, it is very difficult to follow the replies for a member uploaded more than 200 files. I suggest to make a notification to the file uploader when someone reply (optional in admincp DOWNLOADSII options). Becuase some users may write a question when the file uploder doesn't know that there is a new reply which is including a question for him.

Also, we can make a block in the side bar for the latest replies.

I just need a feature to follow the replies in DOWNLOADSII.

RS_Jelle,
Could we have something like that in next releases?

I appreciate your effort

[Hippy]

rs_jelle,
this was brought to my attention today
when compatibility mode is turned on in IE8 in users profile .. the Downloads tab goes under the reset of the tabs but hides under / behind the visiter message box..

[fholbert]

Placed DownloadsII 6.0.6 in my forum. Works great but one strange thing. If you choose to edit the description of a file there isn't a Save button. To save the edit you must click on Edit File (at the bottom) again.

Is there a fix for that?

[Hippy]

i never noticed this .. will have to test this

[Helmut71]

I've noticed a style error on my laptop (IE7). The screen is stretched and a table seems to be too large...

Anything I can do about this?

[ImagenSkins]

How do you make it so that the most recently commented file is on top, like forumdisplay updates the the thread order from top to bottom from the most recent comment to the most old...?

[razyzg]

Is it possible to modify this mod so that members can download .avi files.
I am adding this .avi files on a link.

It adds the file but when I click on the doanload button I just get some letters, looks like an error or something. But the download works in Firefox, but not in IE (I am using 8).
And offcourse I added avi to exstension list...

When I upload it normally it works great, but thats not the option I need.

[Crotan]

Hmmm I have an .htaccess file already. However it in a directory up from where the downloads.php is located.

For instant my .htaccess file is located within /www
and the downloads.php file is located within /www/forums

Do i edit the file I already have or create a new one following the instructions

The directions you linked to said to create and place a .htaccess file in the same directory as downloads.php is this right?