Add-On Releases - DownloadsII Create New Thread Add-On [vB4]

This is a vBulletin 4 port of CyberRangers' add-on for vB3. The upgrade steps are the same as the installation ones (just overwriting all FTP files and importing the product XML with the overwrite option on).

What does it do?
When a user uploads or updates a file via DownloadsII a thread is created or updated in the specificed forum.

DownloadsII Create New Thread Add-On, is not a stand-alone mod. It requires DownloadsII 6.0.0 or higher.
You can find it here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=231427 (free)


Features

1. Ability to global select the forum that receives the new thread and the userid of the thread creator.
2. Ability to decide what forum receives the new thread and the thread creator based on the category of the file
3. Option to have the thread created by the uploader or always assigned to the same user account
4. Option to never create threads by category
5. Usergroup permissions for being allowed to create a new thread
6. Link added between thread in Downloads file detail (optional).
7. Updated Downloads entry creates new post in thread alerting of an update.
8. Database link to Downloads file entry removed if thread is deleted.
9. If the Downloads new entry is placed in moderation, so is the thread.
10. Option to have new threads locked.

Installation

1. Upload the files in the upload folder into your forum directory.
2. From the admincp, import the product file product-dl2_thread.xml
3. From the admincp, set the options under "DownloadsII - Create Threads"
4. Be sure to set the usergroup permissions!
5. Done!

[dmm2020]

I downloaded this and installed it because I used it before, but things I didn't expect.

I do NOT want files stored offsite and this mod seems to promote sites that are havens for pirated script, to be quite honest.

I also can not appreciate that when you click on add files that nearly that entire page is in Italian. How do you convert that whole page to English? Fishing through the phrases is a ton of work.

I really want to remove almost all of the first part on "Add File" so that all that shows is the file upload section. I can decide more if I can see the attachments completely in english.

Please see attachments. I would like to remove all this stuff as I do not need it.

[Marios858]

Excellent Work my friend , its working perfect on Version 4.1.3 ....
Thanks a lot ..:up::up::up:

[Bram H]

Confirmed working for 4.1.4

A request for Jelle. Would it be possible to have the created threads and posts show up directly under the download files? More or less the same was as the article comments show up in the CMS?

[Doc2911]

thx, working for 4.1.5

[tarus]

hello, i want to ask a question. we would like to use download part of site with the downloads links from the file sharing sites. not with the uploading to the site. is it possible use like that?

[Welshy2008]

Can anyone confirm this to be working flawless on 4.1.10 please?

[Hippy]

working 100% enjoy

[Carpesimia]

Originally Posted by RS_Jelle

That's not a bug. You enabled a debugging option.
Settings -> General Settings -> Add Template Name in HTML Comments -> No

I disagree. I have a need from time to time to turn on HTML comments to find a template issue. Both vBulletin and every other add-on I have behaves nicely with the HTML Comments turned on, except downloadsii. I consider this a bug.

For those who would like to fix it, here's a simple fix.

Find the plugin named "DownloadsII: Create Thread on Add".

Partway down, you will see some code that uses vbulletin templates to build the message that will be posted. Like this:

PHP Code:

    $templater = vB_Template::create('downloadii_create_newthread');
    $templater->register('id', $id);
    $templater->register('dtitle', $dtitle);
    $templater->register('ddesc', $ddesc);
    $pagetext .= $templater->render();

    // VB3 eval('$title .= "' . fetch_template('downloadii_create_newthread_title') . '";');
    $templater = vB_Template::create('downloadii_create_newthread_title');
    $templater->register('dtitle', $dtitle);
    $title .= $templater->render(); 


This takes the raw templates (including the html comments if you have the debugging turned on) to use for the message. Edit the above code like this:

PHP Code:

    $templater = vB_Template::create('downloadii_create_newthread');
    $templater->register('id', $id);
    $templater->register('dtitle', $dtitle);
    $templater->register('ddesc', $ddesc);
    $pagetext .= $templater->render();
    $pagetext = preg_replace('/<!--(.*)-->/Uis', '', $pagetext);

    // VB3 eval('$title .= "' . fetch_template('downloadii_create_newthread_title') . '";');
    $templater = vB_Template::create('downloadii_create_newthread_title');
    $templater->register('dtitle', $dtitle);
    $title .= $templater->render();
    $title = preg_replace('/<!--(.*)-->/Uis', '', $title); 


All I did was add a line after the template was evaluated to strip all HTML comments from what was rendered, once for the message and once for the title. These 2 SMALL edits are all that are needed to make this plugin play nice with the html comments debugging set to on.

[likaweb]

No working on 4.1.12

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by likaweb

No working on 4.1.12

works perfect with vb4.1.12
Just tested it for ya...

there is a different issue you may be having...